diff --git a/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/remotewipe/RemoteWipeManager.java b/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/remotewipe/RemoteWipeManager.java
index f9e7d36db..2948a7dae 100644
--- a/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/remotewipe/RemoteWipeManager.java
+++ b/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/remotewipe/RemoteWipeManager.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public interface RemoteWipeManager extends ConversationManager.ConversationClien
 	void wipe(Transaction txn, Contact contact)
 			throws DbException, FormatException;
 
+	boolean amWiper(Transaction txn, ContactId contactId);
+
 	@Override
 	Collection<ConversationMessageHeader> getMessageHeaders(
 			Transaction txn, ContactId contactId) throws DbException;