diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
index 6e3a1ca26a..c7c1036aa6 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,23 @@ Ledger::ref LedgerMaster::getCurrentSnapshot ()
     return mCurrentSnapshot;
 }
 
+int LedgerMaster::getPublishedLedgerAge ()
+{
+    boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock ml (mLock);
+    if (!mPubLedger)
+    {
+        WriteLog (lsDEBUG, LedgerMaster) << "No published ledger";
+        return 999999;
+    }
+
+    int64 ret = getApp().getOPs ().getCloseTimeNC ();
+    ret -= static_cast<int64> (mPubLedger->getCloseTimeNC ());
+    ret = std::max (0LL, ret);
+
+    WriteLog (lsTRACE, LedgerMaster) << "Published ledger age is " << ret;
+    return static_cast<int> (ret);
+}
+
 int LedgerMaster::getValidatedLedgerAge ()
 {
     boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock ml (mLock);
@@ -42,7 +59,7 @@ int LedgerMaster::getValidatedLedgerAge ()
 
 bool LedgerMaster::isCaughtUp(std::string& reason)
 {
-    if (getValidatedLedgerAge() > 180)
+    if (getPublishedLedgerAge() > 180)
     {
         reason = "No recently-validated ledger";
         return false;
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.h b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.h
index 4df10d0eb7..d000566ae5 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LedgerMaster.h
@@ -58,11 +58,19 @@ public:
         return mFinalizedLedger;
     }
 
-    // The published ledger is the last fully validated ledger
+    // The validated ledger is the last fully validated ledger
     Ledger::ref getValidatedLedger ()
+    {
+        return mValidLedger;
+    }
+
+    // This is the last ledger we published to clients and can lag the validated ledger
+    Ledger::ref getPublishedLedger ()
     {
         return mPubLedger;
     }
+
+    int getPublishedLedgerAge ();
     int getValidatedLedgerAge ();
     bool isCaughtUp(std::string& reason);