diff --git a/src/visit/reversed.rs b/src/visit/reversed.rs
index c332c70..70a6f57 100644
--- a/src/visit/reversed.rs
+++ b/src/visit/reversed.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct ReversedEdgeReference<R>(R);
 
+impl<R> ReversedEdgeReference<R> {
+    /// Return the original, unreversed edge reference.
+    pub fn as_unreversed(&self) -> &R { &self.0 }
+
+    /// Consume `self` and return the original, unreversed edge reference.
+    pub fn into_unreversed(self) -> R {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
+
 /// An edge reference
 impl<R> EdgeRef for ReversedEdgeReference<R>
 where