--- a/CHANGELOG.md	Thu Oct 30 16:32:31 2014 +0100
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md	Thu Oct 30 17:04:16 2014 +0100
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 * New option, `-G:+/-TruffleCompilationExceptionsAreThrown`, that will throw an `OptimizationFailedException` for compiler errors.
 * Removed `FrameTypeConversion` interface and changed the corresponding `FrameDescriptor` constructor to have a default value parameter instead.
 * Removed `CompilerDirectives.unsafeFrameCast` (equivalent to a `(MaterializedFrame)` cast).
+* Added `TruffleRuntime#getCapability` API method.
 
 ## Version 0.4
 19-Aug-2014, [Repository Revision](http://hg.openjdk.java.net/graal/graal/shortlog/graal-0.4)

--- a/graal/com.oracle.graal.truffle/src/com/oracle/graal/truffle/GraalTruffleRuntime.java	Thu Oct 30 16:32:31 2014 +0100
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.truffle/src/com/oracle/graal/truffle/GraalTruffleRuntime.java	Thu Oct 30 17:04:16 2014 +0100
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@
         return stackIntrospection.iterateFrames(callTargetMethod, callTargetMethod, 0, frame -> new GraalFrameInstance.CallTargetFrame(frame, true));
     }
 
+    public <T> T getCapability(Class<T> capability) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     protected boolean acceptForCompilation(RootNode rootNode) {
         if (TruffleCompileOnly.getValue() != null) {
             if (includes == null) {

--- a/graal/com.oracle.truffle.api/src/com/oracle/truffle/api/TruffleRuntime.java	Thu Oct 30 16:32:31 2014 +0100
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.truffle.api/src/com/oracle/truffle/api/TruffleRuntime.java	Thu Oct 30 17:04:16 2014 +0100
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@
     FrameInstance getCurrentFrame();
 
     /**
+     * Requests a capability from the runtime.
+     *
+     * @param capability the type of the interface representing the capability
+     * @return an implementation of the capability or {@code null} if the runtime does not offer it
+     */
+    <T> T getCapability(Class<T> capability);
+
+    /**
      * Returns a list of all still referenced {@link RootCallTarget} instances that were created
      * using {@link #createCallTarget(RootNode)}.
      */

--- a/graal/com.oracle.truffle.api/src/com/oracle/truffle/api/impl/DefaultTruffleRuntime.java	Thu Oct 30 16:32:31 2014 +0100
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.truffle.api/src/com/oracle/truffle/api/impl/DefaultTruffleRuntime.java	Thu Oct 30 17:04:16 2014 +0100
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@
         return currentFrames.get();
     }
 
+    public <T> T getCapability(Class<T> capability) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     public void notifyTransferToInterpreter() {
     }