diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDetailedPullRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDetailedPullRequest.java
index 0fa4ebfc7..5a0ca156c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDetailedPullRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDetailedPullRequest.java
@@ -74,4 +74,9 @@ public class GHDetailedPullRequest extends GHPullRequest {
 	public int getChanged_files() {
 		return changed_files;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public GHDetailedPullRequest getDetailedPullRequest() {
+		return this;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequest.java
index 86ae49f7d..94699c97a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 package org.kohsuke.github;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -114,4 +115,8 @@ public class GHPullRequest extends GHIssue {
 	public PullRequest getPullRequest() {
 		return null;
 	}
+
+	public GHDetailedPullRequest getDetailedPullRequest() throws IOException{
+		return (GHDetailedPullRequest) owner.getPullRequest(this.getNumber());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
index 15877e2bd..5fa3cc0b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ public class GHRepository {
      * Retrieves a specified pull request.
      */
     public GHPullRequest getPullRequest(int i) throws IOException {
-        return root.retrieveWithAuth("/repos/" + owner.login + '/' + name + "/pulls/" + i, GHPullRequest.class).wrapUp(this);
+        return root.retrieveWithAuth("/repos/" + owner.login + '/' + name + "/pulls/" + i, GHDetailedPullRequest.class).wrapUp(this);
     }
 
     /**