diff --git a/src/editor/index.js b/src/editor/index.js
index ba247eb9d..1620b6e02 100644
--- a/src/editor/index.js
+++ b/src/editor/index.js
@@ -416,6 +416,20 @@ export default (config = {}) => {
       return this;
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Returns, if active, the Component enabled in rich text editing mode.
+     * @returns {Component|null}
+     * @example
+     * const textComp = editor.getEditing();
+     * if (textComp) {
+     *  console.log('HTML: ', textComp.toHTML());
+     * }
+     */
+    getEditing() {
+      const res = em.getEditing();
+      return (res && res.model) || null;
+    },
+
     /**
      * Set device to the editor. If the device exists it will
      * change the canvas to the proper width
diff --git a/src/editor/model/Editor.js b/src/editor/model/Editor.js
index 79c475d6d..87a55e380 100644
--- a/src/editor/model/Editor.js
+++ b/src/editor/model/Editor.js
@@ -807,6 +807,10 @@ export default Backbone.Model.extend({
       .attr(this.attrsOrig);
   },
 
+  getEditing() {
+    return this.get('editing');
+  },
+
   setEditing(value) {
     this.set('editing', value);
     return this;