diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/ValueCollectionSetting.java b/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/ValueCollectionSetting.java
index 9aa460c1f8f..7ba5cb31a91 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/ValueCollectionSetting.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/ValueCollectionSetting.java
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ package com.sap.sse.common.settings.generic;
 
 public interface ValueCollectionSetting<T> extends HasValueSetting<T>, CollectionSetting<T> {
     void setDefaultValues(Iterable<T> defaultValues);
+    Iterable<T> getDefaultValues();
     boolean isValuesEmpty();
 }
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/ValueSetting.java b/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/ValueSetting.java
index 7af1f2f6512..e5a9e70bbf6 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/ValueSetting.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/ValueSetting.java
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ public interface ValueSetting<T> extends HasValueSetting<T> {
     void setValue(T value);
     
     void setDefaultValue(T defaultValue);
+    
+    T getDefaultValue();
 }
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/base/AbstractValueCollectionSetting.java b/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/base/AbstractValueCollectionSetting.java
index 0621d5b4dc6..d59b79be6a4 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/base/AbstractValueCollectionSetting.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/base/AbstractValueCollectionSetting.java
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractValueCollectionSetting<T, C extends Collection<Val
             resetToDefault();
         }
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public Iterable<T> getDefaultValues() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(this.defaultValues);
+    }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/base/AbstractValueSetting.java b/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/base/AbstractValueSetting.java
index d1256d8ca51..7f45f5d39fc 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/base/AbstractValueSetting.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/settings/generic/base/AbstractValueSetting.java
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractValueSetting<T> extends AbstractHasValueSetting<T>
         }
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public T getDefaultValue() {
+        return defaultValue;
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "" +  getValue();