diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 095e80ed5..1c323bc08 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -13589,12 +13589,19 @@ clutter_actor_set_final_state (ClutterAnimatable *animatable,
   g_free (p_name);
 }
 
+static ClutterActor *
+clutter_actor_get_actor (ClutterAnimatable *animatable)
+{
+  return CLUTTER_ACTOR (animatable);
+}
+
 static void
 clutter_animatable_iface_init (ClutterAnimatableInterface *iface)
 {
   iface->find_property = clutter_actor_find_property;
   iface->get_initial_state = clutter_actor_get_initial_state;
   iface->set_final_state = clutter_actor_set_final_state;
+  iface->get_actor = clutter_actor_get_actor;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-animatable.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-animatable.c
index e14012c5d..8ea28de77 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-animatable.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-animatable.c
@@ -194,3 +194,25 @@ clutter_animatable_interpolate_value (ClutterAnimatable *animatable,
   else
     return clutter_interval_compute_value (interval, progress, value);
 }
+
+/**
+ * clutter_animatable_get_actor:
+ * @animatable: a #ClutterAnimatable
+ *
+ * Get animated actor.
+ *
+ * Return value: (transfer none): a #ClutterActor
+ */
+ClutterActor *
+clutter_animatable_get_actor (ClutterAnimatable *animatable)
+{
+  ClutterAnimatableInterface *iface;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ANIMATABLE (animatable), NULL);
+
+  iface = CLUTTER_ANIMATABLE_GET_IFACE (animatable);
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (iface->get_actor, NULL);
+
+  return iface->get_actor (animatable);
+}
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-animatable.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-animatable.h
index d03e0589d..5b18f3795 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-animatable.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-animatable.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ G_DECLARE_INTERFACE (ClutterAnimatable, clutter_animatable,
  *   animatable property
  * @interpolate_value: virtual function for interpolating the progress
  *   of a property
+ * @get_actor: virtual function for getting associated actor
  *
  * Since: 1.0
  */
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ struct _ClutterAnimatableInterface
                                      ClutterInterval   *interval,
                                      gdouble            progress,
                                      GValue            *value);
+  ClutterActor * (* get_actor)      (ClutterAnimatable *animatable);
 };
 
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
@@ -92,6 +94,9 @@ gboolean    clutter_animatable_interpolate_value (ClutterAnimatable *animatable,
                                                   gdouble            progress,
                                                   GValue            *value);
 
+CLUTTER_EXPORT
+ClutterActor * clutter_animatable_get_actor      (ClutterAnimatable *animatable);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_ANIMATABLE_H__ */