1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggEntity.php b/engine/classes/ElggEntity.php
index 2128a35e9..ea2c52c22 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggEntity.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggEntity.php
@@ -705,6 +705,24 @@ abstract class ElggEntity extends ElggData implements
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Return the guid of the entity's owner.
+	 *
+	 * @return int The owner GUID
+	 */
+	public function getOwner() {
+		return $this->owner_guid;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the ElggEntity or child object of the owner of the entity.
+	 *
+	 * @return ElggEntity The owning user
+	 */
+	public function getOwnerEntity() {
+		return get_entity($this->owner_guid);
+	}
+	
+	/**
 	 * Returns the UNIX epoch time that this entity was last updated
 	 *
 	 * @return int UNIX epoch time