diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/Shell.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/Shell.cpp
index 52250ceeac..770889e856 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/Shell.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/Shell.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ Shell::FD() const
 }
 
 
+pid_t
+Shell::ActiveProcessGroup() const
+{
+	return tcgetpgrp(fFd);
+}
+
+
 bool
 Shell::HasActiveProcesses() const
 {
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/Shell.h b/src/apps/terminal/Shell.h
index c82ec63b40..92661d7886 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/Shell.h
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/Shell.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
 			int					FD() const;
 			pid_t				ProcessID() const	{ return fProcessID; }
 
+			pid_t				ActiveProcessGroup() const;
 			bool				HasActiveProcesses() const;
 
 	virtual	status_t			AttachBuffer(TerminalBuffer* buffer);
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
index 1b7826efcd..943ed97e15 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
@@ -628,6 +628,13 @@ TermView::~TermView()
 }
 
 
+pid_t
+TermView::ActiveProcessGroup() const
+{
+	return fShell != NULL ? fShell->ActiveProcessGroup() : -1;
+}
+
+
 bool
 TermView::IsShellBusy() const
 {
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h
index 98993dbf11..b127000b2d 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void			GetPreferredSize(float* _width, float* _height);
 
+			pid_t			ActiveProcessGroup() const;
 			bool			IsShellBusy() const;
 
 			const char*		TerminalName() const;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ public:
 			BScrollBar*		ScrollBar() const { return fScrollBar; };
 
 			void			SetMouseClipboard(BClipboard *);
-			
+
 	virtual void			SetTitle(const char* title);
 	virtual void			NotifyQuit(int32 reason);
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ public:
 
 			void			DisableResizeView(int32 disableCount = 1);
 	static	void			AboutRequested();
-	
+
 protected:
 	virtual void			AttachedToWindow();
 	virtual void			DetachedFromWindow();