diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1ad3407f9..2789b6434 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2010-06-01  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
 
+	* SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoSystemDefaults.m (-enablePublicAccess): new
+	accessor for the SOGoEnablePublicAccess boolean user default.
+
 	* SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUserManager.m
 	(-contactInfosForUserWithUIDorEmail:): return a fixed dictionary
 	of information for uid = "anonymous".
diff --git a/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoSystemDefaults.h b/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoSystemDefaults.h
index 1752eb8e9..e5cc39534 100644
--- a/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoSystemDefaults.h
+++ b/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoSystemDefaults.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 
 - (NSString *) CASServiceURL;
 
+- (BOOL) enablePublicAccess;
+
 @end
 
 #endif /* SOGOSYSTEMDEFAULTS_H */
diff --git a/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoSystemDefaults.m b/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoSystemDefaults.m
index 5849ccd77..5825285de 100644
--- a/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoSystemDefaults.m
+++ b/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoSystemDefaults.m
@@ -296,4 +296,9 @@ BootstrapNSUserDefaults ()
   return [self stringForKey: @"SOGoCASServiceURL"];
 }
 
+- (BOOL) enablePublicAccess
+{
+  return [self boolForKey: @"SOGoEnablePublicAccess"];
+}
+
 @end