diff --git a/emailsync/src/com/android/emailsync/SyncManager.java b/emailsync/src/com/android/emailsync/SyncManager.java
index 6ed7a7e01..67723ed2a 100644
--- a/emailsync/src/com/android/emailsync/SyncManager.java
+++ b/emailsync/src/com/android/emailsync/SyncManager.java
@@ -980,6 +980,12 @@ public abstract class SyncManager extends Service implements Runnable {
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean hasWakeLock(long id) {
+        synchronized (mWakeLocks) {
+            return mWakeLocks.get(id) != null;
+        }
+    }
+
     private void acquireWakeLock(long id) {
         synchronized (mWakeLocks) {
             Long lock = mWakeLocks.get(id);
@@ -1075,6 +1081,14 @@ public abstract class SyncManager extends Service implements Runnable {
         }
     }
 
+    static public boolean isHoldingWakeLock(long id) {
+        SyncManager ssm = INSTANCE;
+        if (ssm != null) {
+            return ssm.hasWakeLock(id);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     static public void runAwake(long id) {
         SyncManager ssm = INSTANCE;
         if (ssm != null) {