diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index d27155dd095..6ced30b6bb5 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.rse.core;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.0.100.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.rse.core.RSECorePlugin
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime,
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/AbstractConnectorService.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/AbstractConnectorService.java
index dc33b5a2006..15f7bfe0f70 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/AbstractConnectorService.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/AbstractConnectorService.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * Martin Oberhuber (Wind River) - [185750] Remove IConnectorService.getHostType()
  * David Dykstal (IBM) - [189483] fix spelling in initialize/uninitialize method signatures
  * David Dykstal (IBM) - [210474] Deny save password function missing
+ * David McKnight (IBM) - [249222] [api] Access to communication listeners in AbstractConnectorService
  ********************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems;
 
@@ -503,6 +504,26 @@ public abstract class AbstractConnectorService extends RSEModelObject implements
 		return result;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if there are any active communication listeners listening to
+	 * this connector service.
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if there are any active communication listeners
+	 * 
+	 * @since 3.1
+	 */
+	public boolean hasActiveCommunicationListeners() {
+		if (commListeners.size() > 0){
+			for (int i = 0; i < commListeners.size(); i++){
+				ICommunicationsListener listener = (ICommunicationsListener)commListeners.get(i);
+				if (!listener.isPassiveCommunicationsListener()){
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 
 
 }
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