diff --git a/libraries/jini/importer/src/main/java/org/qi4j/library/jini/importer/JiniImporter.java b/libraries/jini/importer/src/main/java/org/qi4j/library/jini/importer/JiniImporter.java
index dc53472..5fba734 100644
--- a/libraries/jini/importer/src/main/java/org/qi4j/library/jini/importer/JiniImporter.java
+++ b/libraries/jini/importer/src/main/java/org/qi4j/library/jini/importer/JiniImporter.java
@@ -61,4 +61,10 @@
         JiniProxyHandler jiniHandler = (JiniProxyHandler) Proxy.getInvocationHandler( instance );
         return jiniHandler.isActive();
     }
+
+    public boolean isAvailable( Object instance )
+    {
+        JiniProxyHandler jiniHandler = (JiniProxyHandler) Proxy.getInvocationHandler( instance );
+        return jiniHandler.isActive();
+    }
 }