diff --git a/lib/minimap-view.coffee b/lib/minimap-view.coffee
index 953fe2db..96a5c6de 100644
--- a/lib/minimap-view.coffee
+++ b/lib/minimap-view.coffee
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ class MinimapView extends View
     @renderView.destroy()
     @remove()
 
+  getTextEditor: -> @editor
+
   setEditorView: (@editorView) ->
     @editor = @editorView.getModel()
     if @paneView?