1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/protocol/AMQProtocolEngine.java b/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/protocol/AMQProtocolEngine.java
index 6d2826b55e..3ee4d5529e 100644
--- a/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/protocol/AMQProtocolEngine.java
+++ b/qpid/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/protocol/AMQProtocolEngine.java
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ public class AMQProtocolEngine implements ProtocolEngine, Managable, AMQProtocol
     private final AtomicBoolean _closing = new AtomicBoolean(false);
     private final UUID _id;
     private final ConfigStore _configStore;
+    private long _createTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
     public ManagedObject getManagedObject()
     {
@@ -1133,4 +1134,9 @@ public class AMQProtocolEngine implements ProtocolEngine, Managable, AMQProtocol
         return String.valueOf(getRemoteAddress());
     }
 
+    public long getCreateTime()
+    {
+        return _createTime;
+    }
+
 }