diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/CouchbaseOperations.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/CouchbaseOperations.java
index 2e0b4b36..a50d8c98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/CouchbaseOperations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/CouchbaseOperations.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.data.couchbase.core;
 
 
+import com.couchbase.client.CouchbaseClient;
 import com.couchbase.client.protocol.views.Query;
 import com.couchbase.client.protocol.views.ViewResponse;
 import net.spy.memcached.PersistTo;
@@ -273,4 +274,11 @@ public interface CouchbaseOperations {
    */
   CouchbaseConverter getConverter();
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the linked {@link CouchbaseClient} to this template.
+   *
+   * @return the client used for the template.
+   */
+  CouchbaseClient getCouchbaseClient();
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/CouchbaseTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/CouchbaseTemplate.java
index 4439f47c..b91594d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/CouchbaseTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/couchbase/core/CouchbaseTemplate.java
@@ -486,4 +486,8 @@ public class CouchbaseTemplate implements CouchbaseOperations, ApplicationEventP
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public CouchbaseClient getCouchbaseClient() {
+    return client;
+  }
 }