diff --git a/modules/juce_core/javascript/juce_Javascript.cpp b/modules/juce_core/javascript/juce_Javascript.cpp
index f86ce30023..e78bb37113 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/javascript/juce_Javascript.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/javascript/juce_Javascript.cpp
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ JavascriptEngine::JavascriptEngine()  : maximumExecutionTime (15.0), root (new R
 
 JavascriptEngine::~JavascriptEngine() {}
 
-void JavascriptEngine::prepareTimeout() const   { root->timeout = Time::getCurrentTime() + maximumExecutionTime; }
+void JavascriptEngine::prepareTimeout() const noexcept   { root->timeout = Time::getCurrentTime() + maximumExecutionTime; }
 
 void JavascriptEngine::registerNativeObject (Identifier name, DynamicObject* object)
 {
@@ -1715,6 +1715,11 @@ var JavascriptEngine::callFunction (Identifier function, const var::NativeFuncti
     return returnVal;
 }
 
+const NamedValueSet& JavascriptEngine::getRootObjectProperties() const noexcept
+{
+    return root->getProperties();
+}
+
 #if JUCE_MSVC
  #pragma warning (pop)
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/javascript/juce_Javascript.h b/modules/juce_core/javascript/juce_Javascript.h
index 42368a4faf..eafc3cdb60 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/javascript/juce_Javascript.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/javascript/juce_Javascript.h
@@ -96,10 +96,13 @@ public:
     */
     RelativeTime maximumExecutionTime;
 
+    /** Provides access to the set of properties of the root namespace object. */
+    const NamedValueSet& getRootObjectProperties() const noexcept;
+
 private:
     JUCE_PUBLIC_IN_DLL_BUILD (struct RootObject)
-    ReferenceCountedObjectPtr<RootObject> root;
-    void prepareTimeout() const;
+    const ReferenceCountedObjectPtr<RootObject> root;
+    void prepareTimeout() const noexcept;
 
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (JavascriptEngine)
 };