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diff --git a/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-binding-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/md/sal/binding/api/DataObjectModification.java b/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-binding-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/md/sal/binding/api/DataObjectModification.java
index 678ac34e39..afeb21c530 100644
--- a/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-binding-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/md/sal/binding/api/DataObjectModification.java
+++ b/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-binding-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/md/sal/binding/api/DataObjectModification.java
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution,
- * and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
+ * and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
  */
+
 package org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.binding.api;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -65,7 +66,17 @@ public interface DataObjectModification<T extends DataObject> extends org.openda
     @Nonnull ModificationType getModificationType();
 
     /**
-     * Returns after state of top level container.
+     * Returns before-state of top level container. Implementations are encouraged,
+     * but not required to provide this state.
+     *
+     * @param root Class representing data container
+     * @return State of object before modification. Null if subtree was not present,
+     *         or the implementation cannot provide the state.
+     */
+    @Nullable T getDataBefore();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns after-state of top level container.
      *
      * @param root Class representing data container
      * @return State of object after modification. Null if subtree is not present.