diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/BasicRepositoryManager.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/BasicRepositoryManager.java
index 77822ed6f0..94e4e4dd10 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/BasicRepositoryManager.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/BasicRepositoryManager.java
@@ -210,6 +210,20 @@ public class BasicRepositoryManager extends AbstractRepositoryManager
     return repositories;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param type
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Override
+  public RepositoryHandler getHandler(String type)
+  {
+    return handlerMap.get(type);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/RepositoryManager.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/RepositoryManager.java
index 5ae9f71f38..0ebb80eeba 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/RepositoryManager.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/RepositoryManager.java
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ public interface RepositoryManager
                 ListenerSupport<RepositoryListener>
 {
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param type
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public RepositoryHandler getHandler(String type);
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *