diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/dircache/DirCacheCheckout.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/dircache/DirCacheCheckout.java
index bbaed3766..fdc89cd54 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/dircache/DirCacheCheckout.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/dircache/DirCacheCheckout.java
@@ -3,41 +3,14 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2008, Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg@dewire.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2008, Roger C. Soares <rogersoares@intelinet.com.br>
  * Copyright (C) 2006, Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
- * Copyright (C) 2010, Chrisian Halstrick <christian.halstrick@sap.com> and
- * other copyright owners as documented in the project's IP log.
+ * Copyright (C) 2010, Chrisian Halstrick <christian.halstrick@sap.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2019-2020, Andre Bossert <andre.bossert@siemens.com>
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
- * terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v1.0 which accompanies this
- * distribution, is reproduced below, and is available at
- * http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
+ * terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0 which is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
  *
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
- *
- * - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
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- *
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- *
- * - Neither the name of the Eclipse Foundation, Inc. nor the names of its
- * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
- * software without specific prior written permission.
- *
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- * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
- * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
- * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
- * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
- * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
- * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
- * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
- * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
- * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
 package org.eclipse.jgit.dircache;
@@ -1504,29 +1477,9 @@ public class DirCacheCheckout {
 		File tmpFile = File.createTempFile(
 				"._" + name, null, parentDir); //$NON-NLS-1$
 
-		EolStreamType nonNullEolStreamType;
-		if (checkoutMetadata.eolStreamType != null) {
-			nonNullEolStreamType = checkoutMetadata.eolStreamType;
-		} else if (opt.getAutoCRLF() == AutoCRLF.TRUE) {
-			nonNullEolStreamType = EolStreamType.AUTO_CRLF;
-		} else {
-			nonNullEolStreamType = EolStreamType.DIRECT;
-		}
-		try (OutputStream channel = EolStreamTypeUtil.wrapOutputStream(
-				new FileOutputStream(tmpFile), nonNullEolStreamType)) {
-			if (checkoutMetadata.smudgeFilterCommand != null) {
-				if (FilterCommandRegistry
-						.isRegistered(checkoutMetadata.smudgeFilterCommand)) {
-					runBuiltinFilterCommand(repo, checkoutMetadata, ol,
-							channel);
-				} else {
-					runExternalFilterCommand(repo, entry, checkoutMetadata, ol,
-							fs, channel);
-				}
-			} else {
-				ol.copyTo(channel);
-			}
-		}
+		getContent(repo, entry.getPathString(), checkoutMetadata, ol, opt,
+				new FileOutputStream(tmpFile));
+
 		// The entry needs to correspond to the on-disk filesize. If the content
 		// was filtered (either by autocrlf handling or smudge filters) ask the
 		// filesystem again for the length. Otherwise the objectloader knows the
@@ -1565,11 +1518,69 @@ public class DirCacheCheckout {
 		entry.setLastModified(fs.lastModifiedInstant(f));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return filtered content for a specific object (blob). EOL handling and
+	 * smudge-filter handling are applied in the same way as it would be done
+	 * during a checkout.
+	 *
+	 * @param repo
+	 *            the repository
+	 * @param path
+	 *            the path used to determine the correct filters for the object
+	 * @param checkoutMetadata
+	 *            containing
+	 *            <ul>
+	 *            <li>smudgeFilterCommand to be run for smudging the object</li>
+	 *            <li>eolStreamType used for stream conversion (can be
+	 *            null)</li>
+	 *            </ul>
+	 * @param ol
+	 *            the object loader to read raw content of the object
+	 * @param opt
+	 *            the working tree options where only 'core.autocrlf' is used
+	 *            for EOL handling if 'checkoutMetadata.eolStreamType' is not
+	 *            valid
+	 * @param os
+	 *            the output stream the filtered content is written to. The
+	 *            caller is responsible to close the stream.
+	 * @throws IOException
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.7
+	 */
+	public static void getContent(Repository repo, String path,
+			CheckoutMetadata checkoutMetadata, ObjectLoader ol,
+			WorkingTreeOptions opt, OutputStream os)
+			throws IOException {
+		EolStreamType nonNullEolStreamType;
+		if (checkoutMetadata.eolStreamType != null) {
+			nonNullEolStreamType = checkoutMetadata.eolStreamType;
+		} else if (opt.getAutoCRLF() == AutoCRLF.TRUE) {
+			nonNullEolStreamType = EolStreamType.AUTO_CRLF;
+		} else {
+			nonNullEolStreamType = EolStreamType.DIRECT;
+		}
+		try (OutputStream channel = EolStreamTypeUtil.wrapOutputStream(
+				os, nonNullEolStreamType)) {
+			if (checkoutMetadata.smudgeFilterCommand != null) {
+				if (FilterCommandRegistry
+						.isRegistered(checkoutMetadata.smudgeFilterCommand)) {
+					runBuiltinFilterCommand(repo, checkoutMetadata, ol,
+							channel);
+				} else {
+					runExternalFilterCommand(repo, path, checkoutMetadata, ol,
+							channel);
+				}
+			} else {
+				ol.copyTo(channel);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Run an external filter command
-	private static void runExternalFilterCommand(Repository repo,
-			DirCacheEntry entry,
-			CheckoutMetadata checkoutMetadata, ObjectLoader ol, FS fs,
+	private static void runExternalFilterCommand(Repository repo, String path,
+			CheckoutMetadata checkoutMetadata, ObjectLoader ol,
 			OutputStream channel) throws IOException {
+		FS fs = repo.getFS();
 		ProcessBuilder filterProcessBuilder = fs.runInShell(
 				checkoutMetadata.smudgeFilterCommand, new String[0]);
 		filterProcessBuilder.directory(repo.getWorkTree());
@@ -1588,12 +1599,12 @@ public class DirCacheCheckout {
 		} catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
 			throw new IOException(new FilterFailedException(e,
 					checkoutMetadata.smudgeFilterCommand,
-					entry.getPathString()));
+					path));
 		}
 		if (rc != 0) {
 			throw new IOException(new FilterFailedException(rc,
 					checkoutMetadata.smudgeFilterCommand,
-					entry.getPathString(),
+					path,
 					result.getStdout().toByteArray(MAX_EXCEPTION_TEXT_SIZE),
 					RawParseUtils.decode(result.getStderr()
 							.toByteArray(MAX_EXCEPTION_TEXT_SIZE))));