diff --git a/src/language/LanguageManager.js b/src/language/LanguageManager.js
index d8123fc7d40..c1be23ea96d 100644
--- a/src/language/LanguageManager.js
+++ b/src/language/LanguageManager.js
@@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         _modeToLanguageMap[mode] = language;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the Language Map for further use in extensions.
+     * @return {Languages} The languages map as currently defined.
+     */
+    function getLanguages() {
+        return _languages;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Resolves a language ID to a Language object.
      * File names have a higher priority than file extensions.