diff --git a/src/app/pane-container.coffee b/src/app/pane-container.coffee
index ffc3818cc..2a31aa5e8 100644
--- a/src/app/pane-container.coffee
+++ b/src/app/pane-container.coffee
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class PaneContainer extends View
     @getRoot()?.serialize()
     @state
 
+  getState: -> @state
+
   ### Public ###
 
   focusNextPane: ->