diff --git a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/RuleSet.php b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/RuleSet.php
index 439a438b5..b9545123f 100644
--- a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/RuleSet.php
+++ b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/RuleSet.php
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ class RuleSet implements \IteratorAggregate, \Countable
         return $this->nextRuleId;
     }
 
+    public function ruleById($id)
+    {
+        return $this->ruleById[$id];
+    }
+
     public function getRules()
     {
         return $this->rules;