diff --git a/headers/private/app/LinkReceiver.h b/headers/private/app/LinkReceiver.h
index 19ab637ca1..fc2f275945 100644
--- a/headers/private/app/LinkReceiver.h
+++ b/headers/private/app/LinkReceiver.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class LinkReceiver {
 		port_id	Port(void) { return fReceivePort; }
 
 		status_t GetNextMessage(int32 &code, bigtime_t timeout = B_INFINITE_TIMEOUT);
+		bool HasMessages() const;
 		bool NeedsReply() const;
 		int32 Code() const;
 
diff --git a/src/kits/app/LinkReceiver.cpp b/src/kits/app/LinkReceiver.cpp
index dfd4d65b0f..1dfab3152c 100644
--- a/src/kits/app/LinkReceiver.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/app/LinkReceiver.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ LinkReceiver::GetNextMessage(int32 &code, bigtime_t timeout)
 }
 
 
+bool
+LinkReceiver::HasMessages() const
+{
+	return port_count(fReceivePort) > 0;
+}
+
+
 bool
 LinkReceiver::NeedsReply() const
 {