diff --git a/src/CLI2.cpp b/src/CLI2.cpp
index fbfbfde77..ef64e8245 100644
--- a/src/CLI2.cpp
+++ b/src/CLI2.cpp
@@ -762,6 +762,16 @@ std::string CLI2::getCommand () const
   return "";
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+std::string CLI2::getCommandRaw () const
+{
+  for (auto& a : _args)
+    if (a.hasTag ("CMD"))
+      return a.attribute ("raw");
+
+  return "";
+}
+
 /*
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 std::string CLI2::getLimit () const
diff --git a/src/CLI2.h b/src/CLI2.h
index eb7b62fa1..985e4323e 100644
--- a/src/CLI2.h
+++ b/src/CLI2.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public:
   bool canonicalize (std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&) const;
   std::string getBinary () const;
   std::string getCommand () const;
+  std::string getCommandRaw () const;
 /*
   std::string getLimit () const;
 */