diff --git a/jme3-networking/src/main/java/com/jme3/network/service/AbstractClientService.java b/jme3-networking/src/main/java/com/jme3/network/service/AbstractClientService.java
index bd1836451..d1a848dac 100644
--- a/jme3-networking/src/main/java/com/jme3/network/service/AbstractClientService.java
+++ b/jme3-networking/src/main/java/com/jme3/network/service/AbstractClientService.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 package com.jme3.network.service;
 
+import com.jme3.network.Client;
 
 /**
  *  Convenient base class for ClientServices providing some default ClientService 
@@ -48,4 +49,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractClientService extends AbstractService<ClientServic
     protected AbstractClientService() {
     }
    
+    /**
+     *  Returns the client for this client service or null if
+     *  the service is not yet attached.
+     */   
+    protected Client getClient() {
+        ClientServiceManager csm = getServiceManager();
+        return csm == null ? null : csm.getClient();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/jme3-networking/src/main/java/com/jme3/network/service/AbstractHostedService.java b/jme3-networking/src/main/java/com/jme3/network/service/AbstractHostedService.java
index 789767b73..051c0d259 100644
--- a/jme3-networking/src/main/java/com/jme3/network/service/AbstractHostedService.java
+++ b/jme3-networking/src/main/java/com/jme3/network/service/AbstractHostedService.java
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractHostedService extends AbstractService<HostedServic
     
     protected AbstractHostedService() {
     }
+ 
+    /**
+     *  Returns the server for this hosted service or null if
+     *  the service is not yet attached.
+     */   
+    protected Server getServer() {
+        HostedServiceManager hsm = getServiceManager();
+        return hsm == null ? null : hsm.getServer();
+    }
 
     /**
      *  Default implementation does nothing.  Implementations can