diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b1378917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/src/docx/text/paragraph.py b/src/docx/text/paragraph.py
index 234ea66cb..87aa5bdfd 100644
--- a/src/docx/text/paragraph.py
+++ b/src/docx/text/paragraph.py
@@ -171,3 +171,7 @@ def _insert_paragraph_before(self):
         """Return a newly created paragraph, inserted directly before this paragraph."""
         p = self._p.add_p_before()
         return Paragraph(p, self._parent)
+
+    @property
+    def element(self):
+        return self._element