diff --git a/headers/private/app/LinkMsgReader.h b/headers/private/app/LinkMsgReader.h
index 2dd84bd3b0..380dcdf9a7 100644
--- a/headers/private/app/LinkMsgReader.h
+++ b/headers/private/app/LinkMsgReader.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class LinkReceiver {
 
 		status_t GetNextMessage(int32 &code, bigtime_t timeout = B_INFINITE_TIMEOUT);
 		bool NeedsReply() const;
+		int32 Code() const;
 
 		virtual status_t Read(void *data, ssize_t size);
 		status_t ReadString(char **string);
diff --git a/src/kits/app/LinkReceiver.cpp b/src/kits/app/LinkReceiver.cpp
index 80dd34774e..e3bf8ad352 100644
--- a/src/kits/app/LinkReceiver.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/app/LinkReceiver.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@ LinkReceiver::NeedsReply() const
 }
 
 
+int32
+LinkReceiver::Code() const
+{
+	if (fReplySize == 0)
+		return B_ERROR;
+
+	message_header *header = (message_header *)(fRecvBuffer + fRecvStart);
+	return header->code;
+}
+
+
 void
 LinkReceiver::ResetBuffer()
 {