diff --git a/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java b/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
index 9849faa8..4989765e 100644
--- a/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
+++ b/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
@@ -1864,14 +1864,24 @@ public final class Application implements IPathElement, Runnable {
     }
 
     /**
+     * Get the application's app properties
      *
-     *
-     * @return ...
+     * @return the properties reflecting the app.properties
      */
     public ResourceProperties getProperties() {
         return props;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the application's db properties
+     *
+     * @return the properties reflecting the db.properties
+     */
+    public ResourceProperties getDbProperties() {
+        return dbProps;
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Return the XML-RPC handler name for this app. The contract is to
      * always return the same string, even if it has been changed in the properties file