Index: src/XMPPRoster.h
==================================================================
--- src/XMPPRoster.h
+++ src/XMPPRoster.h
@@ -76,10 +76,15 @@
 	BOOL rosterRequested;
 /// \endcond
 }
 
 #ifdef OF_HAVE_PROPERTIES
+/**
+ * \brief The connection to which the roster belongs
+ */
+@property (readonly, assign) XMPPConnection *connection;
+
 /**
  * \brief An object for data storage, conforming to the XMPPStorage protocol.
  *
  * Inherited from the connection if not overridden.
  */
@@ -140,10 +145,12 @@
  * \brief Removes the specified delegate.
  *
  * \param delegate The delegate to remove
  */
 - (void)removeDelegate: (id <XMPPRosterDelegate>)delegate;
+
+- (XMPPConnection*)connection;
 
 - (void)setDataStorage: (id <XMPPStorage>)dataStorage;
 - (id <XMPPStorage>)dataStorage;
 
 /// \cond internal

Index: src/XMPPRoster.m
==================================================================
--- src/XMPPRoster.m
+++ src/XMPPRoster.m
@@ -216,10 +216,15 @@
 		@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException
 		    exceptionWithClass: [self class]];
 
 	dataStorage = dataStorage_;
 }
+
+- (XMPPConnection*)connection
+{
+	return connection;
+}
 
 - (id <XMPPStorage>)dataStorage
 {
 	return dataStorage;
 }