1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rexml/document.rb b/lib/rexml/document.rb
index 2f9e659772..9f94d9707a 100644
--- a/lib/rexml/document.rb
+++ b/lib/rexml/document.rb
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ module REXML
       end
     end
 
+    def document
+      self
+    end
+
     private
     def build( source )
       Parsers::TreeParser.new( source, self ).parse