diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb41762e2f048..ed954db3eb7b0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Add support for forward translog reading ([#20163](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/20163))
 - Added public getter method in `SourceFieldMapper` to return excluded field ([#20205](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/20205))
 - Relax jar hell check when extended plugins share transitive dependencies ([#20103](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/20103))
+- Added public getter method in `SourceFieldMapper` to return included field ([#20290](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/20290))
 
 ### Changed
 - Handle custom metadata files in subdirectory-store ([#20157](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/20157))
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/mapper/SourceFieldMapper.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/mapper/SourceFieldMapper.java
index f8220ef9a10f0..a01435db3a1e5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/mapper/SourceFieldMapper.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/mapper/SourceFieldMapper.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -282,8 +283,12 @@ public boolean isComplete() {
         return complete;
     }
 
-    public String[] getExcludes() {
-        return excludes.clone();
+    public Collection<String> getIncludes() {
+        return List.of(includes);
+    }
+
+    public Collection<String> getExcludes() {
+        return List.of(excludes);
     }
 
     @Override