diff --git a/include/osg/State b/include/osg/State
index c2132bdad..765eab737 100644
--- a/include/osg/State
+++ b/include/osg/State
@@ -834,11 +834,13 @@ class OSG_EXPORT State : public Referenced
         /** Get the const DisplaySettings */
         inline const DisplaySettings* getDisplaySettings() const { return _displaySettings.get(); }
 
+        /** Get the DisplaySettings that is current active DisplaySettings to be used by osg::State, - if DisplaySettings is not directly assigned then fallback to DisplaySettings::instance(). */
+        inline DisplaySettings* getActiveDisplaySettings() { return _displaySettings.valid() ? _displaySettings.get() : osg::DisplaySettings::instance().get(); }
+
         /** Get the const DisplaySettings that is current active DisplaySettings to be used by osg::State, - if DisplaySettings is not directly assigned then fallback to DisplaySettings::instance(). */
         inline const DisplaySettings* getActiveDisplaySettings() const { return _displaySettings.valid() ? _displaySettings.get() : osg::DisplaySettings::instance().get(); }
 
 
-
         /** Set flag for early termination of the draw traversal.*/
         void setAbortRenderingPtr(bool* abortPtr) { _abortRenderingPtr = abortPtr; }