diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp
index ad40a174a..5eb9b8e5f 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ uint32 LoadFeeTrack::getLocalFee()
 	return mLocalTxnLoadFee;
 }
 
+uint32 LoadFeeTrack::getLoadFactor()
+{
+		boost::mutex::scoped_lock sl(mLock);
+		return std::max(mLocalTxnLoadFee, mRemoteTxnLoadFee);
+}
+
 void LoadFeeTrack::setRemoteFee(uint32 f)
 {
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock sl(mLock);
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.h b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.h
index 30618d2c7..22baff69a 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/LoadManager.h
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ public:
 	uint32 getRemoteFee();
 	uint32 getLocalFee();
 
+	uint32 getLoadBase()		{ return lftNormalFee; }
+	uint32 getLoadFactor();
+
 	Json::Value getJson(uint64 baseFee, uint32 referenceFeeUnits);
 
 	void setRemoteFee(uint32);