2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/framing/AMQMethodBody.h b/cpp/src/qpid/framing/AMQMethodBody.h
index f0043d9d3b..e195142221 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/framing/AMQMethodBody.h
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/framing/AMQMethodBody.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class AMQMethodBody : public AMQBody {
     virtual uint32_t size() const = 0;
     virtual uint8_t type() const { return METHOD_BODY; }
 
+    virtual bool isSync() const { return false; /*only ModelMethods can have the sync flag set*/ }
+
     AMQMethodBody* getMethod() { return this; }
     const AMQMethodBody* getMethod() const { return this; }
     void accept(AMQBodyConstVisitor& v) const { v.visit(*this); }
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/framing/ModelMethod.h b/cpp/src/qpid/framing/ModelMethod.h
index 6861295194..8e2fafb019 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/framing/ModelMethod.h
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/framing/ModelMethod.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public:
     virtual void encode(Buffer& buffer) const { header.encode(buffer); }
     virtual void decode(Buffer& buffer, uint32_t size=0) { header.decode(buffer, size); }
     virtual uint32_t size() const { return header.size(); } 
-
+    virtual bool isSync() const { return header.getSync(); }
     ExecutionHeader& getHeader() { return header; } 
     const ExecutionHeader& getHeader()  const { return header; } 
 };