diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/Client.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/Client.java
index d7eeebb47..6cd99e257 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/Client.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/Client.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: Client.java,v 1.11 2001/07/25 00:51:05 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: Client.java,v 1.12 2001/08/21 00:58:10 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.client;
 
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import com.threerings.cocktail.cher.Log;
+import com.threerings.cocktail.cher.data.ClientObject;
 import com.threerings.cocktail.cher.dobj.DObjectManager;
 import com.threerings.cocktail.cher.net.BootstrapData;
 import com.threerings.cocktail.cher.net.Credentials;
@@ -167,6 +168,15 @@ public class Client
         return _cloid;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a reference to the client object associated with this
+     * session. It is only valid for the duration of the session.
+     */
+    public ClientObject getClientObject ()
+    {
+        return _invmgr.getClientObject();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the invocation manager associated with this session. This
      * reference is only valid for the duration of the session.
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/InvocationDirector.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/InvocationDirector.java
index 88db95ef9..d30322896 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/InvocationDirector.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/client/InvocationDirector.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: InvocationDirector.java,v 1.7 2001/08/14 06:47:15 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: InvocationDirector.java,v 1.8 2001/08/21 00:58:10 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.client;
 
@@ -250,6 +250,15 @@ public class InvocationManager
         return _invocationId++;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Access to the client object so that the client instance doesn't
+     * have to subscribe to it just to make it available.
+     */
+    protected ClientObject getClientObject ()
+    {
+        return _clobj;
+    }
+
     protected static class Response
     {
         public String name;