diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/AbstractEnvironment.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/AbstractEnvironment.java
index e58fd3e961c..1acc25c8662 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/AbstractEnvironment.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/AbstractEnvironment.java
@@ -69,7 +69,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractEnvironment implements ConfigurableEnvironment {
 		new PropertyPlaceholderHelper(PLACEHOLDER_PREFIX, PLACEHOLDER_SUFFIX, VALUE_SEPARATOR, false);
 
 
+	public ConversionService getConversionService() {
+		return this.conversionService;
+	}
 
+	public void setConversionService(ConversionService conversionService) {
+		this.conversionService = conversionService;
+	}
 
 	public void addPropertySource(PropertySource<?> propertySource) {
 		propertySources.push(propertySource);
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/ConfigurableEnvironment.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/ConfigurableEnvironment.java
index ea88622ced6..85fe51c4f97 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/ConfigurableEnvironment.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/ConfigurableEnvironment.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.springframework.core.env;
 
+import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
+
 /**
  * TODO SPR-7508: document
  *
@@ -34,4 +36,7 @@ public interface ConfigurableEnvironment extends Environment, PropertySourceAggr
 	 */
 	void setDefaultProfiles(String... profiles);
 
+	public ConversionService getConversionService();
+
+	public void setConversionService(ConversionService conversionService);
 }