diff --git a/include/actions/MFEMObjectAction.h b/include/actions/MFEMObjectAction.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "MFEMProblem.h"
+
+// MOOSE includes
+#include "MooseObjectAction.h"
+
+/*
+ * This class adds a getMFEMProblem method.
+ */
+class MFEMObjectAction : public MooseObjectAction
+{
+public:
+  static InputParameters validParams();
+
+  MFEMObjectAction(const InputParameters & parameters);
+
+  /// Returns a reference to the MFEMProblem instance.
+  MFEMProblem & getMFEMProblem() const { return _mfem_problem; }
+
+private:
+  MFEMProblem & _mfem_problem;
+};
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diff --git a/src/actions/MFEMObjectAction.C b/src/actions/MFEMObjectAction.C
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+#include "MFEMObjectAction.h"
+
+InputParameters
+MFEMObjectAction::validParams()
+{
+  return MooseObjectAction::validParams();
+}
+
+MFEMObjectAction::MFEMObjectAction(const InputParameters & parameters)
+  : MooseObjectAction(parameters), _mfem_problem(static_cast<MFEMProblem &>(*_problem))
+{
+}