diff --git a/headers/private/app/PortLink.h b/headers/private/app/PortLink.h
index a31841792c..a8052ea4cf 100644
--- a/headers/private/app/PortLink.h
+++ b/headers/private/app/PortLink.h
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2005-2009, Haiku.
+ * Copyright 2005-2010, Haiku.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  *
  * Authors:
  *		Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de
+ *		Clemens Zeidler, haiku@clemens-zeidler.de
  */
 #ifndef _PORT_LINK_H
 #define _PORT_LINK_H
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 namespace BPrivate {
 
 
+/*! Provide a new LinkSender and LinkReceiver for the ServerLink. */
 class PortLink : public ServerLink {
 public:
 								PortLink(port_id sender = -1,
@@ -23,6 +25,13 @@ public:
 };
 
 
+/*! Use existing LinkSender and LinkReceiver in ServerLink. */
+class PortLinkRef : public ServerLink {
+public:
+		PortLinkRef(LinkSender* send, LinkReceiver* receive);
+};
+
+
 }	// namespace BPrivate
 
 #endif	/* _PORT_LINK_H */
diff --git a/src/kits/app/PortLink.cpp b/src/kits/app/PortLink.cpp
index 881a475f7e..c70092e4f1 100644
--- a/src/kits/app/PortLink.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/app/PortLink.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2005-2009, Haiku Inc.
+ * Copyright 2005-2010, Haiku Inc.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  *
  * Authors:
  *		Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de
+ *		Clemens Zeidler, haiku@clemens-zeidler.de
  */
 
 
@@ -27,4 +28,11 @@ PortLink::~PortLink()
 }
 
 
+PortLinkRef::PortLinkRef(LinkSender* send, LinkReceiver* receive)
+{
+	fSender = send;
+	fReceiver = receive;
+}
+
+
 }	// namespace BPrivate