diff --git a/src/XSControl/XSControl_WorkSession.cxx b/src/XSControl/XSControl_WorkSession.cxx
index 4aaedfde40..8c3f8fc776 100644
--- a/src/XSControl/XSControl_WorkSession.cxx
+++ b/src/XSControl/XSControl_WorkSession.cxx
@@ -324,6 +324,15 @@ void XSControl_WorkSession::SetTransferReader(const Handle(XSControl_TransferRea
   TR->SetTransientProcess(TP);
 }
 
+//=======================================================================
+//function : MapReader
+//purpose  :
+//=======================================================================
+
+Handle(Transfer_TransientProcess) XSControl_WorkSession::MapReader() const
+{
+  return myTransferReader->TransientProcess();
+}
 
 //=======================================================================
 //function : SetMapReader
diff --git a/src/XSControl/XSControl_WorkSession.hxx b/src/XSControl/XSControl_WorkSession.hxx
index 905710fc01..6779456c0e 100644
--- a/src/XSControl/XSControl_WorkSession.hxx
+++ b/src/XSControl/XSControl_WorkSession.hxx
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ class XSControl_WorkSession : public IFSelect_WorkSession
   //! Returns the Transfer Reader, Null if not set
   const Handle(XSControl_TransferReader) & TransferReader () const
   { return myTransferReader; }
-  
+
+  //! Returns the TransientProcess(internal data for TransferReader)
+  Standard_EXPORT Handle(Transfer_TransientProcess) MapReader() const;
+
   //! Changes the Map Reader, i.e. considers that the new one
   //! defines the relevant read results (forgets the former ones)
   //! Returns True when done, False in case of bad definition, i.e.