diff --git a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/IType.cs b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/IType.cs
index d611d0c065..e13ebb7113 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/IType.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/IType.cs
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.NRefactory.TypeSystem
 		/// </summary>
 		int TypeParameterCount { get; }
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// If the type has type parameters it's the same as GetDefinition ().TypeParameters otherwise it returns an empty list.
+		/// NOTE: The type will change to IReadOnlyList<ITypeParameter> in future versions.
+		/// </summary>
+		IList<ITypeParameter> TypeParameters { get; }
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets the type arguments passed to this type.
 		/// If only the type parameters for the class were specified and the generic type
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/Implementation/AbstractResolvedTypeParameter.cs b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/Implementation/AbstractResolvedTypeParameter.cs
index 6afa854d0c..77662a5422 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/Implementation/AbstractResolvedTypeParameter.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/Implementation/AbstractResolvedTypeParameter.cs
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.NRefactory.TypeSystem.Implementation
 			get { return 0; }
 		}
 
+		readonly static IList<ITypeParameter> emptyTypeParameters = new ITypeParameter[0];
+		IList<ITypeParameter> IType.TypeParameters {
+			get { return emptyTypeParameters; }
+		}
+
 		readonly static IList<IType> emptyTypeArguments = new IType[0];
 		IList<IType> IType.TypeArguments {
 			get { return emptyTypeArguments; }
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/Implementation/AbstractType.cs b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/Implementation/AbstractType.cs
index 3d68ee62d0..8e42020ea8 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/Implementation/AbstractType.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/Implementation/AbstractType.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.NRefactory.TypeSystem.Implementation
 			get { return 0; }
 		}
 
+		readonly static IList<ITypeParameter> emptyTypeParameters = new ITypeParameter[0];
+		public virtual IList<ITypeParameter> TypeParameters {
+			get { return emptyTypeParameters; }
+		}
+
 		readonly static IList<IType> emptyTypeArguments = new IType[0];
 		IList<IType> IType.TypeArguments {
 			get { return emptyTypeArguments; }
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/ParameterizedType.cs b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/ParameterizedType.cs
index 658f715e0c..f53a68dcc5 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/ParameterizedType.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/ParameterizedType.cs
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.NRefactory.TypeSystem
 		public int TypeParameterCount {
 			get { return typeArguments.Length; }
 		}
-		
+
+		public IList<ITypeParameter> TypeParameters {
+			get { return genericType.TypeParameters; }
+		}
+
 		public string FullName {
 			get { return genericType.FullName; }
 		}