diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java
index 7536b720c..e76013fde 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Target.java
@@ -246,6 +246,16 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer {
         this.ifCondition = (property == null) ? "" : property;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the "if" property condition of this target.
+     *
+     * @return the "if" property condition or <code>null</code> if no
+     *         "if" condition had been defined.
+     */
+    public String getIf() {
+        return ("".equals(ifCondition) ? null : ifCondition);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the "unless" condition to test on execution. This is the
      * name of a property to test for existence - if the property
@@ -263,6 +273,16 @@ public class Target implements TaskContainer {
         this.unlessCondition = (property == null) ? "" : property;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the "unless" property condition of this target.
+     *
+     * @return the "unless" property condition or <code>null</code>
+     *         if no "unless" condition had been defined.
+     */
+    public String getUnless() {
+        return ("".equals(unlessCondition) ? null : unlessCondition);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the description of this target.
      *