diff --git a/bluepyopt/ephys/evaluators.py b/bluepyopt/ephys/evaluators.py
index 7db58279..51b7f101 100644
--- a/bluepyopt/ephys/evaluators.py
+++ b/bluepyopt/ephys/evaluators.py
@@ -182,9 +182,13 @@ def run_protocols(self, protocols, param_values):
 
         return responses
 
-    def evaluate_with_dicts(self, param_dict=None):
+    def evaluate_with_dicts(self, param_dict=None, target='scores'):
         """Run evaluation with dict as input and output"""
 
+        if target not in ['scores', 'values']:
+            raise Exception(
+                'CellEvaluator: target has to be "scores" or "values".')
+
         if self.fitness_calculator is None:
             raise Exception(
                 'CellEvaluator: need fitness_calculator to evaluate')
@@ -195,21 +199,27 @@ def evaluate_with_dicts(self, param_dict=None):
             self.fitness_protocols.values(),
             param_dict)
 
-        return self.fitness_calculator.calculate_scores(responses)
+        if target == 'scores':
+            return self.fitness_calculator.calculate_scores(responses)
+
+        elif target == 'values':
+            return self.fitness_calculator.calculate_values(responses)
 
-    def evaluate_with_lists(self, param_list=None):
+    def evaluate_with_lists(self, param_list=None, target='scores'):
         """Run evaluation with lists as input and outputs"""
 
         param_dict = self.param_dict(param_list)
 
-        obj_dict = self.evaluate_with_dicts(param_dict=param_dict)
+        obj_dict = self.evaluate_with_dicts(
+            param_dict=param_dict, target=target
+        )
 
         return self.objective_list(obj_dict)
 
-    def evaluate(self, param_list=None):
+    def evaluate(self, param_list=None, target='scores'):
         """Run evaluation with lists as input and outputs"""
 
-        return self.evaluate_with_lists(param_list)
+        return self.evaluate_with_lists(param_list, target=target)
 
     def __str__(self):
 
diff --git a/bluepyopt/ephys/objectives.py b/bluepyopt/ephys/objectives.py
index eb1833a6..5031c223 100644
--- a/bluepyopt/ephys/objectives.py
+++ b/bluepyopt/ephys/objectives.py
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ def calculate_feature_scores(self, responses):
 
         return scores
 
+    def calculate_feature_values(self, responses):
+        """Calculate the value of an individual features"""
+
+        values = []
+        for feature in self.features:
+            values.append(feature.calculate_feature(responses))
+
+        return values
+
 
 class SingletonObjective(EFeatureObjective):
 
@@ -67,6 +76,11 @@ def calculate_score(self, responses):
 
         return self.calculate_feature_scores(responses)[0]
 
+    def calculate_value(self, responses):
+        """Objective value"""
+
+        return self.calculate_feature_values(responses)[0]
+
     def __str__(self):
         """String representation"""
 
diff --git a/bluepyopt/ephys/objectivescalculators.py b/bluepyopt/ephys/objectivescalculators.py
index 177d092d..0465e32d 100644
--- a/bluepyopt/ephys/objectivescalculators.py
+++ b/bluepyopt/ephys/objectivescalculators.py
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ def calculate_scores(self, responses):
         return {objective.name: objective.calculate_score(responses)
                 for objective in self.objectives}
 
+    def calculate_values(self, responses):
+        """Calculator the value of each objective"""
+
+        return {objective.name: objective.calculate_value(responses)
+                for objective in self.objectives}
+
     def __str__(self):
         return 'objectives:\n  %s' % '\n  '.join(
             [str(obj) for obj in self.objectives]) \
diff --git a/bluepyopt/tests/test_ephys/test_evaluators.py b/bluepyopt/tests/test_ephys/test_evaluators.py
index a3f64408..16338777 100644
--- a/bluepyopt/tests/test_ephys/test_evaluators.py
+++ b/bluepyopt/tests/test_ephys/test_evaluators.py
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ def test_CellEvaluator_evaluate():
         sim=sim)
 
     responses = protocol.run(cell_model, {'cm': 1.0}, sim=sim)
+
     feature_value = efeature.calculate_feature(responses)
+    feature_value_eva = evaluator.evaluate_with_dicts(
+        {'cm': 1.0}, target='values'
+    )
 
     score = evaluator.evaluate([1.0])
     expected_score = abs(mean - feature_value)
@@ -120,3 +124,6 @@ def test_CellEvaluator_evaluate():
     score_dict = evaluator.objective_dict(score)
 
     nt.assert_almost_equal(score_dict['singleton'], expected_score)
+    nt.assert_almost_equal(
+        feature_value, feature_value_eva['singleton']
+    )
diff --git a/bluepyopt/tests/test_ephys/test_objectives.py b/bluepyopt/tests/test_ephys/test_objectives.py
index 7b236705..57e2dc9b 100644
--- a/bluepyopt/tests/test_ephys/test_objectives.py
+++ b/bluepyopt/tests/test_ephys/test_objectives.py
@@ -79,10 +79,12 @@ def test_SingletonObjective():
     responses = {'square_pulse_step1.soma.v': response, }
 
     efeature_value = efeature.calculate_feature(responses)
+    efeature_value_obj = s_obj.calculate_value(responses)
 
     nt.assert_almost_equal(
         s_obj.calculate_score(responses),
         abs(efeature_value - mean))
+    nt.assert_almost_equal(efeature_value_obj, efeature_value)
 
 
 @attr('unit')