diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/StandardConfigDataResource.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/StandardConfigDataResource.java
index 7e08e539320..5da42de7796 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/StandardConfigDataResource.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/StandardConfigDataResource.java
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@ public class StandardConfigDataResource extends ConfigDataResource {
 		return this.reference;
 	}
 
-	Resource getResource() {
+	/**
+	 * Return the underlying Spring {@link Resource} being loaded.
+	 * @return the underlying resource
+	 * @since 2.4.2
+	 */
+	public Resource getResource() {
 		return this.resource;
 	}