diff --git a/src/SIL.Harmony/Changes/ChangeContext.cs b/src/SIL.Harmony/Changes/ChangeContext.cs
index 3929999..15c10d7 100644
--- a/src/SIL.Harmony/Changes/ChangeContext.cs
+++ b/src/SIL.Harmony/Changes/ChangeContext.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ internal ChangeContext(Commit commit, SnapshotWorker worker, CrdtConfig crdtConf
 
     public Commit Commit { get; }
     public async ValueTask<ObjectSnapshot?> GetSnapshot(Guid entityId) => await _worker.GetSnapshot(entityId);
+    public async ValueTask<T?> GetCurrent<T>(Guid entityId) where T : class
+    {
+        var snapshot = await GetSnapshot(entityId);
+        if (snapshot is null) return null;
+        return (T) snapshot.Entity.DbObject;
+    }
 
     public async ValueTask<bool> IsObjectDeleted(Guid entityId) => (await GetSnapshot(entityId))?.EntityIsDeleted ?? true;
     internal IObjectBase Adapt(object obj) => _crdtConfig.ObjectTypeListBuilder.AdapterProvider.Adapt(obj);