diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1533768..fad1dbc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ The components provides following public methods:
 * `reset(clearUploads = false)` - Resets the widget, You can also remove all the current uploads if `clearUploads` is set to `true`
 * `openDialog()` - Opens Uploadcare widget dialog with current configuration.
 * `reject()` - Closes the dialog opened with `openDialog()` method only and discards any file selection.
+* `getDialogApi()` - Returns [Dialog API instance][uc-docs-js-api-dialog-api]
 
 All methods are accessible from a parent component via the `@ViewChild()` approach.
 
@@ -265,3 +266,4 @@ request at [hello@uploadcare.com][uc-email-hello].
 [uc-docs-widget-validators]: https://uploadcare.com/docs/api_reference/javascript/file_validation/
 [uc-docs-js-api-widget-on-upload-complete]: https://uploadcare.com/docs/api_reference/javascript/widget/?utm_source=github&utm_campaign=ngx-uploadcare-widget#widget-on-upload-complete
 [uc-docs-js-api-widget-on-change]: https://uploadcare.com/docs/api_reference/javascript/widget/?utm_source=github&utm_campaign=ngx-uploadcare-widget#widget-on-change
+[uc-docs-js-api-dialog-api]: https://uploadcare.com/docs/file-uploader-api/dialog-panel/#dialog-api
diff --git a/projects/ngx-uploadcare-widget/src/lib/ucWidget/ucWidget.component.ts b/projects/ngx-uploadcare-widget/src/lib/ucWidget/ucWidget.component.ts
index 70f0bdf..7173c45 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-uploadcare-widget/src/lib/ucWidget/ucWidget.component.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx-uploadcare-widget/src/lib/ucWidget/ucWidget.component.ts
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ export class UcWidgetComponent implements AfterViewInit, AfterViewChecked {
       }
   }
 
+  getDialogApi() {
+      return this.dialog;
+  }
+
   private setReinitFlag(isClearValue: boolean) {
       if (this.widget) {
           this._reinitRequired = true;
diff --git a/projects/ngx-uploadcare-widget/src/lib/ucWidgetCustom/ucWidgetCustom.component.ts b/projects/ngx-uploadcare-widget/src/lib/ucWidgetCustom/ucWidgetCustom.component.ts
index 3025c2b..928dff0 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-uploadcare-widget/src/lib/ucWidgetCustom/ucWidgetCustom.component.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx-uploadcare-widget/src/lib/ucWidgetCustom/ucWidgetCustom.component.ts
@@ -107,4 +107,7 @@ export class UcWidgetCustomComponent {
       }
   }
 
+  getDialogApi() {
+      return this.dialog;
+  }
 }