diff --git a/sys/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan.c b/sys/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan.c
index cce4be43d5..5695f9eec8 100644
--- a/sys/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan.c
+++ b/sys/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan.c
@@ -894,6 +894,10 @@ uint8_t lowpan_context_update(uint8_t num, uint8_t *prefix,
     return 0;
 }
 
+lowpan_context_t *lowpan_context_get() {
+    return contexts;
+}
+
 lowpan_context_t * lowpan_context_lookup(ipv6_addr_t *addr){
     int i;
     for(i = 0; i < LOWPAN_CONTEXT_MAX; i++){
diff --git a/sys/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan.h b/sys/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan.h
index b8fb80cfb5..3edef5165d 100644
--- a/sys/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan.h
+++ b/sys/net/sixlowpan/sixlowpan.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ uint8_t lowpan_context_len();
 uint8_t lowpan_context_update(uint8_t num, uint8_t *prefix, 
                         uint8_t length, uint8_t comp,
                         uint16_t lifetime);
+lowpan_context_t * lowpan_context_get();
 lowpan_context_t * lowpan_context_lookup(ipv6_addr_t *addr);
 lowpan_context_t * lowpan_context_num_lookup(uint8_t num);
 void lowpan_ipv6_set_dispatch(uint8_t *data);