diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/SourceContact.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/SourceContact.java
index 8a7c06960..24f33a195 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/SourceContact.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/SourceContact.java
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ public interface SourceContact
      */
     public String getDisplayName();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the parent <tt>ContactSourceService</tt> from which this contact
+     * came from.
+     * @return the parent <tt>ContactSourceService</tt> from which this contact
+     * came from
+     */
+    public ContactSourceService getContactSource();
+
     /**
      * Returns the display details of this search contact. This could be any
      * important information that should be shown to the user.