diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/ProtocolProviderService.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/ProtocolProviderService.java
index e255b6ceb..b66a2cd77 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/ProtocolProviderService.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/ProtocolProviderService.java
@@ -90,15 +90,25 @@ public void unregister()
 
     /**
      * Returns the short name of the protocol that the implementation of this
-     * provider is based upon (like SIP, Jabber, ICQ/AIM,  or others for
+     * provider is based upon (like SIP, Jabber, ICQ/AIM, or others for
      * example). If the name of the protocol has been enumerated in
      * ProtocolNames then the value returned by this method must be the same as
      * the one in ProtocolNames.
+     * 
      * @return a String containing the short name of the protocol this service
      * is implementing (most often that would be a name in ProtocolNames).
      */
     public String getProtocolName();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the protocol display name. This is the name that would be used
+     * by the GUI to display the protocol name.
+     * 
+     * @return a String containing the display name of the protocol this service
+     * is implementing
+     */
+    public String getProtocolDisplayName();
+
     /**
      * Returns the protocol logo icon.
      * @return the protocol logo icon