diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPClient.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPClient.cs
index bb68921c29..7c55b379f4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/LLUDPClient.cs
@@ -453,6 +453,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
             return data;
         }
+        
+        public int GetCatBytesCanSend(ThrottleOutPacketType cat, int timeMS)
+        {
+            TokenBucket bucket = m_throttleCategories[(int)cat];
+            int bytes = timeMS * (int)(bucket.RequestedDripRate / 1000);
+            bytes += (int)bucket.CurrentTokenCount();
+            return bytes;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Queue an outgoing packet if appropriate.
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/TokenBucket.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/TokenBucket.cs
index 4c33db55c2..2a60b489e7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/TokenBucket.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/Linden/UDP/TokenBucket.cs
@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             return false;
         }
 
+        public long CurrentTokenCount()
+        {
+            return m_tokenCount;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Deposit tokens into the bucket from a child bucket that did
         /// not use all of its available tokens