diff --git a/src/fsharp/symbols/Symbols.fs b/src/fsharp/symbols/Symbols.fs
index 2e1817407dd..449bae4a929 100644
--- a/src/fsharp/symbols/Symbols.fs
+++ b/src/fsharp/symbols/Symbols.fs
@@ -1235,6 +1235,10 @@ type FSharpField(cenv: SymbolEnv, d: FSharpFieldData)  =
 
     member private x.V = d
 
+    member x.AsType() =
+        let ty = generalizedTyconRef entity
+        FSharpType(cenv, ty)
+
     override x.Equals(other: obj) =
         box x === other ||
         match other with
diff --git a/src/fsharp/symbols/Symbols.fsi b/src/fsharp/symbols/Symbols.fsi
index 99a7a4a53b6..038225ae0d0 100644
--- a/src/fsharp/symbols/Symbols.fsi
+++ b/src/fsharp/symbols/Symbols.fsi
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ type FSharpEntity =
     /// Get the source text of the entity's signature to be used as metadata.
     member TryGetMetadataText: unit -> ISourceText option
 
+    member AsType: unit -> FSharpType
+
 /// Represents a delegate signature in an F# symbol
 [<Class>] 
 type FSharpDelegateSignature =