--- a/include/dbus-c++/eventloop-integration.h~	2013-02-18 18:03:31.000000000 +0400
+++ b/include/dbus-c++/eventloop-integration.h	2013-02-18 18:04:45.000000000 +0400
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ public:
 
   virtual void do_iteration();
 
+  virtual void run();
+
+  bool is_running();
+
   virtual Timeout *add_timeout(Timeout::Internal *);
 
   virtual void rem_timeout(Timeout *);
--- a/src/eventloop-integration.cpp
+++ b/src/eventloop-integration.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ void BusDispatcher::leave()
 	_running = false;
 }
 
+void BusDispatcher::run()
+{
+	_running = true;
+}
+
+bool BusDispatcher::is_running()
+{
+	return _running;
+}
+
 void BusDispatcher::do_iteration()
 {
 	dispatch_pending();