diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/TunnelManagerFacade.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/TunnelManagerFacade.java
index 0462951e5..bd91bdeaa 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/TunnelManagerFacade.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/TunnelManagerFacade.java
@@ -60,4 +60,7 @@ public interface TunnelManagerFacade extends Service {
      *
      */
     boolean isInUse(Hash peer);
+    
+    /** how many tunnels are we participating in? */
+    public int getParticipatingCount();
 }
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnelmanager/PoolingTunnelManagerFacade.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnelmanager/PoolingTunnelManagerFacade.java
index bb4d8646d..f42fbe2c3 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnelmanager/PoolingTunnelManagerFacade.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnelmanager/PoolingTunnelManagerFacade.java
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ public class PoolingTunnelManagerFacade implements TunnelManagerFacade {
         return false;
     }
     
+    public int getParticipatingCount() {
+        return _pool.getParticipatingTunnelCount();
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Aint she pretty?
      *