diff --git a/headers/private/servers/app/HashTable.h b/headers/private/servers/app/HashTable.h
index 5913d3560d..6c50f77699 100644
--- a/headers/private/servers/app/HashTable.h
+++ b/headers/private/servers/app/HashTable.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Hashable {
 
 class HashTable {
 	public:
-		HashTable(int32 capacity = 100, float loadFactor = 0.75);
+		HashTable(bool owning = false, int32 capacity = 100, float loadFactor = 0.75);
 		~HashTable();
 
 		void MakeEmpty(bool deleteValues = true);
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class HashTable {
 		entry**	fTable;
 		int32	fCapacity, fCount, fThreshold;
 		float	fLoadFactor;
+		bool	fOwning;
 };
 
 #endif  /* HASHTABLE_H */
diff --git a/src/servers/app/HashTable.cpp b/src/servers/app/HashTable.cpp
index 19a954d9d2..2d0ee7cea1 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/HashTable.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/HashTable.cpp
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ struct HashTable::entry {
 };
 
 
-HashTable::HashTable(int32 capacity, float loadFactor)
+HashTable::HashTable(bool owning, int32 capacity, float loadFactor)
 	:
 	fTable(NULL),
 	fCount(0),
-	fThreshold(0)
+	fThreshold(0),
+	fOwning(owning)
 {
 	if (capacity < 10)
 		capacity = 10;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ HashTable::HashTable(int32 capacity, float loadFactor)
 
 HashTable::~HashTable()
 {
-	MakeEmpty();
+	MakeEmpty(fOwning);
 }