diff --git a/src/interactive-auth.js b/src/interactive-auth.js
index 6dd51e661..1a4515d96 100644
--- a/src/interactive-auth.js
+++ b/src/interactive-auth.js
@@ -215,6 +215,14 @@ InteractiveAuth.prototype = {
         this._doRequest(auth, ignoreFailure);
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the sid for the email validation session
+     * Specific to m.login.email.identity
+     */
+    getEmailSid: function() {
+        return this._emailSid;
+    },
+
     /**
      * Sets the sid for the email validation session
      * This must be set in order to successfully poll for completion