diff --git a/src/unity.c b/src/unity.c
index c7be02cc6a5543228c731cc87e46cb62094a642a..d2111a29355a83bbc9435de998318a3d97eeb1bc 100644
--- a/src/unity.c
+++ b/src/unity.c
@@ -674,6 +674,13 @@ void UnityConcludeTest(void)
     UNITY_FLUSH_CALL();
 }
 
+/*-----------------------------------------------*/
+void GetCurrentTestCaseStatus(UNITY_COUNTER_TYPE *ignore, UNITY_COUNTER_TYPE *fail)
+{
+    *ignore = Unity.TestIgnores;
+    *fail = Unity.TestFailures;
+}
+
 /*-----------------------------------------------*/
 static void UnityAddMsgIfSpecified(const char* msg)
 {
diff --git a/src/unity_internals.h b/src/unity_internals.h
index a9a7ea2370ca60d2d237732764a190d16ffff58b..3cefde4f2c0b5885870dc0c5a34f8bbb752b9b20 100644
--- a/src/unity_internals.h
+++ b/src/unity_internals.h
@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ int  UnityEnd(void);
 void UnitySetTestFile(const char* filename);
 void UnityConcludeTest(void);
 void UnityDefaultTestRun(UnityTestFunction Func, const char* FuncName, const int FuncLineNum);
+void GetCurrentTestCaseStatus(UNITY_COUNTER_TYPE *ignore, UNITY_COUNTER_TYPE *fail);
+
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------
  * Details Support