diff --git a/src/applications/onoff/onoff-application.cc b/src/applications/onoff/onoff-application.cc
index 0940a5518..8424fda65 100644
--- a/src/applications/onoff/onoff-application.cc
+++ b/src/applications/onoff/onoff-application.cc
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ OnOffApplication::SetMaxBytes(uint32_t maxBytes)
   m_maxBytes = maxBytes;
 }
 
+Ptr<Socket>
+OnOffApplication::GetSocket (void) const
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
+  return m_socket;
+}
 
 void
 OnOffApplication::DoDispose (void)
diff --git a/src/applications/onoff/onoff-application.h b/src/applications/onoff/onoff-application.h
index c7e43ec33..6858b0de2 100644
--- a/src/applications/onoff/onoff-application.h
+++ b/src/applications/onoff/onoff-application.h
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ public:
    */
   void SetMaxBytes (uint32_t maxBytes);
 
+  /**
+   * \return pointer to associated socket
+   */
+  Ptr<Socket> GetSocket (void) const;
+
 protected:
   virtual void DoDispose (void);
 private:
diff --git a/src/applications/packet-sink/packet-sink.cc b/src/applications/packet-sink/packet-sink.cc
index 1ddf50c33..c0b1bfb70 100644
--- a/src/applications/packet-sink/packet-sink.cc
+++ b/src/applications/packet-sink/packet-sink.cc
@@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ uint32_t PacketSink::GetTotalRx() const
   return m_totalRx;
 }
   
+Ptr<Socket>
+PacketSink::GetListeningSocket (void) const
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
+  return m_socket;
+}
+
+std::list<Ptr<Socket> >
+PacketSink::GetAcceptedSockets (void) const
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
+  return m_socketList;
+}
+
 void PacketSink::DoDispose (void)
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
diff --git a/src/applications/packet-sink/packet-sink.h b/src/applications/packet-sink/packet-sink.h
index 26338692f..f5a890579 100644
--- a/src/applications/packet-sink/packet-sink.h
+++ b/src/applications/packet-sink/packet-sink.h
@@ -77,7 +77,17 @@ public:
    * \return the total bytes received in this sink app
    */
   uint32_t GetTotalRx () const;
-  
+
+  /**
+   * \return pointer to listening socket
+   */
+  Ptr<Socket> GetListeningSocket (void) const;
+
+  /**
+   * \return list of pointers to accepted sockets
+   */
+  std::list<Ptr<Socket> > GetAcceptedSockets (void) const;
+ 
 protected:
   virtual void DoDispose (void);
 private: