diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch.i b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch.i
index 54bdb7bdc9..cea764d9d6 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch.i
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch.i
@@ -82,12 +82,13 @@ class Session : public CoreSession {
 class Dbh {
   private:
     switch_cache_db_handle_t *dbh;
-    bool connected;
+    bool m_connected;
     static int query_callback(void *pArg, int argc, char **argv, char **cargv);
   public:
     Dbh(char *dsn, char *user = NULL, char *pass = NULL);
     ~Dbh();
     bool release();
+    bool connected();
     bool query(char *sql, SWIGLUA_FN lua_fun);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch_lua.cpp b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch_lua.cpp
index d60ae737a8..aad87fa6c1 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch_lua.cpp
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch_lua.cpp
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ Dbh::Dbh(char *dsn, char *user, char *pass)
   options.odbc_options.pass = pass;
 
   if (switch_cache_db_get_db_handle(&dbh, SCDB_TYPE_ODBC, &options) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-    connected = true;
+    m_connected = true;
   } else {
-    connected = false;
+    m_connected = false;
   }
 }
 
@@ -331,14 +331,19 @@ Dbh::~Dbh()
 
 bool Dbh::release()
 {
-  if (connected) {
+  if (m_connected) {
     switch_cache_db_release_db_handle(&dbh);
-    connected = false;
+    m_connected = false;
     return true;
   }
   return false;
 }
 
+bool Dbh::connected()
+{
+  return m_connected;
+}
+
 int Dbh::query_callback(void *pArg, int argc, char **argv, char **cargv)
 {
   SWIGLUA_FN *lua_fun = (SWIGLUA_FN *)pArg;
@@ -366,7 +371,7 @@ int Dbh::query_callback(void *pArg, int argc, char **argv, char **cargv)
 
 bool Dbh::query(char *sql, SWIGLUA_FN lua_fun)
 {
-  if (connected) {
+  if (m_connected) {
     if (lua_fun.L) {
       if (switch_cache_db_execute_sql_callback(dbh, sql, query_callback, &lua_fun, NULL) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
         return true;
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch_lua.h b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch_lua.h
index a0780b1537..3c43ebdd9f 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch_lua.h
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/freeswitch_lua.h
@@ -55,12 +55,13 @@ namespace LUA {
   class Dbh {
     protected:
       switch_cache_db_handle_t *dbh;
-      bool connected;
+      bool m_connected;
       static int query_callback(void *pArg, int argc, char **argv, char **cargv);
     public:
       Dbh(char *dsn, char *user = NULL, char *pass = NULL);
       ~Dbh();
       bool release();
+      bool connected();
       bool query(char *sql, SWIGLUA_FN lua_fun);
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/mod_lua_wrap.cpp b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/mod_lua_wrap.cpp
index d32646654c..4e2971098b 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/mod_lua_wrap.cpp
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/mod_lua_wrap.cpp
@@ -7229,6 +7229,31 @@ fail:
 }
 
 
+static int _wrap_Dbh_connected(lua_State* L) {
+  int SWIG_arg = -1;
+  LUA::Dbh *arg1 = (LUA::Dbh *) 0 ;
+  bool result;
+  
+  SWIG_check_num_args("connected",1,1)
+  if(!SWIG_isptrtype(L,1)) SWIG_fail_arg("connected",1,"LUA::Dbh *");
+  
+  if (!SWIG_IsOK(SWIG_ConvertPtr(L,1,(void**)&arg1,SWIGTYPE_p_LUA__Dbh,0))){
+    SWIG_fail_ptr("Dbh_connected",1,SWIGTYPE_p_LUA__Dbh);
+  }
+  
+  result = (bool)(arg1)->connected();
+  SWIG_arg=0;
+  lua_pushboolean(L,(int)(result==true)); SWIG_arg++;
+  return SWIG_arg;
+  
+  if(0) SWIG_fail;
+  
+fail:
+  lua_error(L);
+  return SWIG_arg;
+}
+
+
 static int _wrap_Dbh_query(lua_State* L) {
   int SWIG_arg = -1;
   LUA::Dbh *arg1 = (LUA::Dbh *) 0 ;
@@ -7277,6 +7302,7 @@ delete arg1;
 }
 static swig_lua_method swig_LUA_Dbh_methods[] = {
     {"release", _wrap_Dbh_release}, 
+    {"connected", _wrap_Dbh_connected}, 
     {"query", _wrap_Dbh_query}, 
     {0,0}
 };