--- a/liboctave/Array.h
+++ b/liboctave/Array.h
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@
       return &nr;
     }
 
+protected:
+
+  // For jit support
+  Array (T *sdata, octave_idx_type slen, octave_idx_type *adims, void *arep)
+    : dimensions (adims),
+      rep (reinterpret_cast<typename Array<T>::ArrayRep *> (arep)),
+      slice_data (sdata), slice_len (slen) {}
+
 public:
 
   // Empty ctor (0x0).
@@ -693,6 +701,16 @@
   // supposedly equal dimensions (e.g. structs in the interpreter).
   bool optimize_dimensions (const dim_vector& dv);
 
+  // WARNING: Only call these functions from jit
+
+  int *jit_ref_count (void) { return rep->count.get (); }
+
+  T *jit_slice_data (void) const { return slice_data; }
+
+  octave_idx_type *jit_dimensions (void) const { return dimensions.to_jit (); }
+
+  void *jit_array_rep (void) const { return rep; }
+
 private:
 
   void resize2 (octave_idx_type nr, octave_idx_type nc, const T& rfv);