diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/framework/__init__.py b/tensorflow/contrib/framework/__init__.py
index 2081a11f47d71106f8e57227f46639717a791855..8421ba7c0423c6ed274f92ba74930822d0171e05 100644
--- a/tensorflow/contrib/framework/__init__.py
+++ b/tensorflow/contrib/framework/__init__.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ See the @{$python/contrib.framework} guide.
 
 @@arg_scope
 @@add_arg_scope
+@@current_arg_scope
 @@has_arg_scope
 @@arg_scoped_arguments
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/framework/python/ops/arg_scope.py b/tensorflow/contrib/framework/python/ops/arg_scope.py
index 9c194ec202ab6150278b26e844b9d3e97a7d6761..2bce00fde2459878a12027bb4d98bd3818bc92a2 100644
--- a/tensorflow/contrib/framework/python/ops/arg_scope.py
+++ b/tensorflow/contrib/framework/python/ops/arg_scope.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ from tensorflow.python.util import tf_decorator
 
 __all__ = ['arg_scope',
            'add_arg_scope',
+           'current_arg_scope',
            'has_arg_scope',
            'arg_scoped_arguments']
 
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ def _get_arg_stack():
     return _ARGSTACK
 
 
-def _current_arg_scope():
+def current_arg_scope():
   stack = _get_arg_stack()
   return stack[-1]
 
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ def arg_scope(list_ops_or_scope, **kwargs):
       raise TypeError('list_ops_or_scope must either be a list/tuple or reused'
                       'scope (i.e. dict)')
     try:
-      current_scope = _current_arg_scope().copy()
+      current_scope = current_arg_scope().copy()
       for op in list_ops_or_scope:
         key_op = _key_op(op)
         if not has_arg_scope(op):
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ def add_arg_scope(func):
     A tuple with the decorated function func_with_args().
   """
   def func_with_args(*args, **kwargs):
-    current_scope = _current_arg_scope()
+    current_scope = current_arg_scope()
     current_args = kwargs
     key_func = _key_op(func)
     if key_func in current_scope: