diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 9243c55910..26c5ddb405 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -1506,6 +1506,8 @@ virCommandDaemonize;
 virCommandDoAsyncIO;
 virCommandExec;
 virCommandFree;
+virCommandGetGID;
+virCommandGetUID;
 virCommandHandshakeNotify;
 virCommandHandshakeWait;
 virCommandNew;
diff --git a/src/util/vircommand.c b/src/util/vircommand.c
index 60c1121daf..fba73ca18e 100644
--- a/src/util/vircommand.c
+++ b/src/util/vircommand.c
@@ -1073,6 +1073,20 @@ virCommandSetPidFile(virCommandPtr cmd, const char *pidfile)
 }
 
 
+gid_t
+virCommandGetGID(virCommandPtr cmd)
+{
+    return cmd->gid;
+}
+
+
+uid_t
+virCommandGetUID(virCommandPtr cmd)
+{
+    return cmd->uid;
+}
+
+
 void
 virCommandSetGID(virCommandPtr cmd, gid_t gid)
 {
diff --git a/src/util/vircommand.h b/src/util/vircommand.h
index e7c2e513ba..b401d7b238 100644
--- a/src/util/vircommand.h
+++ b/src/util/vircommand.h
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ int virCommandPassFDGetFDIndex(virCommandPtr cmd,
 void virCommandSetPidFile(virCommandPtr cmd,
                           const char *pidfile) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2);
 
+gid_t virCommandGetGID(virCommandPtr cmd) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
+
+uid_t virCommandGetUID(virCommandPtr cmd) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
+
 void virCommandSetGID(virCommandPtr cmd, gid_t gid);
 
 void virCommandSetUID(virCommandPtr cmd, uid_t uid);