diff --git a/src/plugins/dbus3270/gobject.c b/src/plugins/dbus3270/gobject.c
index 06940d6..b79c94f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dbus3270/gobject.c
+++ b/src/plugins/dbus3270/gobject.c
@@ -418,6 +418,19 @@ void pw3270_dbus_pa_key(PW3270Dbus *object, int key, DBusGMethodInvocation *cont
 	dbus_g_method_return(context,lib3270_get_next_unprotected(pw3270_dbus_get_session_handle(object),baddr));
  }
 
+ void pw3270_dbus_get_is_protected(PW3270Dbus *object, int baddr, DBusGMethodInvocation *context)
+ {
+	trace("%s object=%p context=%p",__FUNCTION__,object,context);
+	dbus_g_method_return(context,lib3270_get_is_protected(pw3270_dbus_get_session_handle(object),baddr));
+ }
+
+ void pw3270_dbus_get_is_protected_at(PW3270Dbus *object, int row, int col, DBusGMethodInvocation *context)
+ {
+	trace("%s object=%p context=%p",__FUNCTION__,object,context);
+	dbus_g_method_return(context,lib3270_get_is_protected_at(pw3270_dbus_get_session_handle(object),row,col));
+ }
+
+
 void pw3270_dbus_get_clipboard(PW3270Dbus *object, DBusGMethodInvocation *context)
 {
 	gchar *text;
diff --git a/src/plugins/dbus3270/pw3270dbus.xml b/src/plugins/dbus3270/pw3270dbus.xml
index da44484..7f07b05 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dbus3270/pw3270dbus.xml
+++ b/src/plugins/dbus3270/pw3270dbus.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,17 @@
       <arg type="i" name="addr" direction="in" />
       <arg type="i" name="result" direction="out" />
     </method>
+    <method name="getIsProtected">
+      <annotation name="org.freedesktop.DBus.GLib.Async" value="true"/>
+      <arg type="i" name="addr" direction="in" />
+      <arg type="i" name="result" direction="out" />
+    </method>
+    <method name="getIsProtectedAt">
+      <annotation name="org.freedesktop.DBus.GLib.Async" value="true"/>
+      <arg type="i" name="row" direction="in" />
+      <arg type="i" name="col" direction="in" />
+      <arg type="i" name="result" direction="out" />
+    </method>
     <method name="setToggle">
       <annotation name="org.freedesktop.DBus.GLib.Async" value="true"/>
       <arg type="i" name="id" direction="in" />
diff --git a/src/plugins/dbus3270/service.h b/src/plugins/dbus3270/service.h
index 4c79df7..c232cda 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dbus3270/service.h
+++ b/src/plugins/dbus3270/service.h
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@
 
 	void		  pw3270_dbus_get_field_start(PW3270Dbus *object, int baddr, DBusGMethodInvocation *context);
 	void		  pw3270_dbus_get_field_length(PW3270Dbus *object, int baddr, DBusGMethodInvocation *context);
-    void          pw3270_dbus_get_next_unprotected(PW3270Dbus *object, int baddr, DBusGMethodInvocation *context);
+	void			pw3270_dbus_get_next_unprotected(PW3270Dbus *object, int baddr, DBusGMethodInvocation *context);
+
+	void			pw3270_dbus_get_is_protected(PW3270Dbus *object, int baddr, DBusGMethodInvocation *context);
+	void		  pw3270_dbus_get_is_protected_at(PW3270Dbus *object, int row, int col, DBusGMethodInvocation *context);
 
 	void 		  pw3270_dbus_set_script(PW3270Dbus *object, const gchar *text, int mode, DBusGMethodInvocation *context);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/dbus3270/test.sh b/src/plugins/dbus3270/test.sh
index 15e85e7..35054a5 100755
--- a/src/plugins/dbus3270/test.sh
+++ b/src/plugins/dbus3270/test.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ run_command()
 			dbus-send --session  --print-reply --dest=$DEST.$SESSION $BPATH $DEST.getScreenContents
 			;;
 
+		protect)
+			dbus-send --session  --print-reply --dest=$DEST.$SESSION $BPATH $DEST.getIsProtectedAt int32:$2 int32:$3 
+			;;
+
 		set)
 			dbus-send --session  --print-reply --dest=$DEST.$SESSION $BPATH $DEST.setTextAt int32:$2 int32:$3 string:$4
 			;;
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