diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/request/interface.php b/phpBB/phpbb/request/interface.php
index 741db35917..8d472af97a 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/request/interface.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/request/interface.php
@@ -136,4 +136,14 @@ interface phpbb_request_interface
 	*					Pay attention when using these, they are unsanitised!
 	*/
 	public function variable_names($super_global = phpbb_request_interface::REQUEST);
+
+	/**
+	* Returns the original array of the requested super global
+	*
+	* @param	phpbb_request_interface::POST|GET|REQUEST|COOKIE	$super_global
+	*					The super global which will be returned
+	*
+	* @return	array	The original array of the requested super global.
+	*/
+	public function original_global_values($super_global = phpbb_request_interface::REQUEST);
 }
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/request/request.php b/phpBB/phpbb/request/request.php
index ae3c526d89..a4e9a2c2b3 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/request/request.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/request/request.php
@@ -412,4 +412,12 @@ class phpbb_request implements phpbb_request_interface
 
 		return $var;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	* {@inheritdoc}
+	*/
+	public function original_global_values($super_global = phpbb_request_interface::REQUEST)
+	{
+		return $this->input[$super_global];
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/mock/request.php b/tests/mock/request.php
index 2a272fc03b..d70dd1eae9 100644
--- a/tests/mock/request.php
+++ b/tests/mock/request.php
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ class phpbb_mock_request implements phpbb_request_interface
 		return array_keys($this->data[$super_global]);
 	}
 
+	public function original_global_values($super_global = phpbb_request_interface::REQUEST)
+	{
+		return $this->data[$super_global];
+	}
+
 	/* custom methods */
 
 	public function set_header($header_name, $value)