diff --git a/lib/php/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.php b/lib/php/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.php
index 874a548..4877112 100644
--- a/lib/php/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.php
+++ b/lib/php/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.php
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
   const VERSION_MASK = 0xffff0000;
   const VERSION_1 = 0x80010000;
 
-  private $strictRead_ = false;
-  private $strictWrite_ = true;
+  protected $strictRead_ = false;
+  protected $strictWrite_ = true;
 
   public function __construct($trans, $strictRead=false, $strictWrite=true) {
     parent::__construct($trans);
@@ -412,6 +412,12 @@
     }
     parent::__construct($trans, $strictRead, $strictWrite);
   }
+  public function isStrictRead() {
+    return $this->strictRead_;
+  }
+  public function isStrictWrite() {
+    return $this->strictWrite_;
+  }
 }
 
 ?>