diff --git a/python/paddle/v2/config_base.py b/python/paddle/v2/config_base.py
index b0e8da563e0d65d534d3f224fe5f1c39a67eeb54..acda778e0aee1a8339ad6bd0d719868151d4fabe 100644
--- a/python/paddle/v2/config_base.py
+++ b/python/paddle/v2/config_base.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import collections
 import re
 from paddle.trainer_config_helpers.default_decorators import wrap_name_default
 import paddle.trainer_config_helpers as conf_helps
+from topology import Topology
 
 
 class LayerType(type):
@@ -161,6 +162,10 @@ class Layer(object):
         """
         return self.__context__[self.context_name()].size
 
+    def attr(self):
+        topo = Topology(self)
+        return topo.get_layer_proto(self.name)
+
 
 def __convert_to_v2__(method_name,
                       parent_names,
diff --git a/python/paddle/v2/topology.py b/python/paddle/v2/topology.py
index ff28c85c53dc8255b6ad5e3975b07f72a9a64e4b..1e46e4973f467a017de3d2b45186690af16dd123 100644
--- a/python/paddle/v2/topology.py
+++ b/python/paddle/v2/topology.py
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ class Topology(object):
         return [(nm, data_layers[nm].type)
                 for nm in self.proto().input_layer_names]
 
+    def get_layer_proto(self, name):
+        for layer in self.__model_config__.layers:
+            if layer.name == name:
+                return layer
+        return None
+
 
 def __check_layer_type__(layer):
     if not isinstance(layer, v2_layer.LayerV2):