diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Executor.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Executor.java
index 0c37bcf867c87c2a5b8f4b51b896f20edc3a2c59..2577e1927a17ac322551d5c9ef08d215b788ff4c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Executor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Executor.java
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ public class Executor extends Thread implements ModelObject {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Exposes the executor to the remote API.
+     */
+    public Api getApi() {
+        return new Api(this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the executor of the current thread.
      */