diff --git a/nifty/operators/projection_operator/projection_operator.py b/nifty/operators/projection_operator/projection_operator.py
index 998110b06e32293c3e28933ba5184ccd66188439..18064950d913e9a636309d71d9fd125e059148d8 100644
--- a/nifty/operators/projection_operator/projection_operator.py
+++ b/nifty/operators/projection_operator/projection_operator.py
@@ -163,3 +163,9 @@ class ProjectionOperator(EndomorphicOperator):
     @property
     def self_adjoint(self):
         return True
+
+    # ---Added properties and methods---
+
+    @property
+    def projection_field(self):
+        return self._projection_field