diff --git a/EKF/airspeed_fusion.cpp b/EKF/airspeed_fusion.cpp
index aec4e40455..f52cb8e15d 100644
--- a/EKF/airspeed_fusion.cpp
+++ b/EKF/airspeed_fusion.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@ void Ekf::get_wind_velocity(float *wind)
 	wind[1] = _state.wind_vel(1);
 }
 
+void Ekf::get_wind_velocity_var(float *wind_var)
+{
+	wind_var[0] = P[22][22];
+	wind_var[1] = P[23][23];
+}
+
 void Ekf::get_true_airspeed(float *tas)
 {
 	float tempvar = sqrtf(sq(_state.vel(0) - _state.wind_vel(0)) + sq(_state.vel(1) - _state.wind_vel(1)) + sq(_state.vel(2)));
diff --git a/EKF/ekf.h b/EKF/ekf.h
index 802e7ada52..bfdc77ba3b 100644
--- a/EKF/ekf.h
+++ b/EKF/ekf.h
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ public:
 	// get the wind velocity in m/s
 	void get_wind_velocity(float *wind);
 
+	// get the wind velocity var
+	void get_wind_velocity_var(float *wind_var);
+
 	// get the true airspeed in m/s
 	void get_true_airspeed(float *tas);
 
diff --git a/EKF/estimator_interface.h b/EKF/estimator_interface.h
index 3d49c62f3e..a386232720 100644
--- a/EKF/estimator_interface.h
+++ b/EKF/estimator_interface.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void get_wind_velocity(float *wind) = 0;
 
+	virtual void get_wind_velocity_var(float *wind_var) = 0;
+
 	virtual void get_true_airspeed(float *tas) = 0;
 
 	virtual void get_covariances(float *covariances) = 0;