diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/remote/Session.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/remote/Session.java
index 21fd2669b46..b99bceeb7c9 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/remote/Session.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/remote/Session.java
@@ -322,6 +322,18 @@ public class Session {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public Collection<String> getConnectedPlayers(UUID roomId) throws MageRemoteException {
+		try {
+			return server.getConnectedPlayers(roomId);
+		} catch (RemoteException ex) {
+			handleRemoteException(ex);
+			throw new MageRemoteException();
+		} catch (MageException ex) {
+			handleMageException(ex);
+			throw new MageRemoteException();
+		}
+	}
+
 	public TournamentView getTournament(UUID tournamentId) throws MageRemoteException {
 		try {
 			return server.getTournament(tournamentId);
diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/table/TablesPanel.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/table/TablesPanel.java
index 65881c4ec82..4dac2f90910 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/table/TablesPanel.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/table/TablesPanel.java
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ class UpdateTablesTask extends SwingWorker<Void, Collection<TableView>> {
 	private UUID roomId;
 	private TablesPanel panel;
 
+	private final static Logger logger = Logging.getLogger(TablesPanel.class.getName());
+
 	UpdateTablesTask(Session session, UUID roomId, TablesPanel panel) {
 		this.session = session;
 		this.roomId = roomId;
@@ -442,6 +444,10 @@ class UpdateTablesTask extends SwingWorker<Void, Collection<TableView>> {
 	protected Void doInBackground() throws Exception {
 		while (!isCancelled()) {
 			this.publish(session.getTables(roomId));
+			logger.info("connected players:");
+			for (String player : session.getConnectedPlayers(roomId)) {
+				logger.info("    " + player);
+			}
 			Thread.sleep(1000);
 		}
 		return null;
diff --git a/Mage.Common/src/mage/interfaces/Server.java b/Mage.Common/src/mage/interfaces/Server.java
index 59a0f9792ea..e19e0923014 100644
--- a/Mage.Common/src/mage/interfaces/Server.java
+++ b/Mage.Common/src/mage/interfaces/Server.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public interface Server extends Remote, CallbackServer {
 	public boolean isTableOwner(UUID sessionId, UUID roomId, UUID tableId) throws RemoteException, MageException;
 	public TableView getTable(UUID roomId, UUID tableId) throws RemoteException, MageException;
 	public List<TableView> getTables(UUID roomId) throws RemoteException, MageException;
+	public List<String> getConnectedPlayers(UUID roomId) throws RemoteException, MageException;
 
 	//chat methods
 	public void sendChatMessage(UUID chatId, String userName, String message) throws RemoteException, MageException;
diff --git a/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/ServerImpl.java b/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/ServerImpl.java
index 630e78c919e..c40e3fecb0c 100644
--- a/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/ServerImpl.java
+++ b/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/ServerImpl.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import java.rmi.registry.Registry;
 import java.rmi.server.ExportException;
 import java.rmi.server.RemoteServer;
 import java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
@@ -220,6 +221,22 @@ public class ServerImpl extends RemoteServer implements Server {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public List<String> getConnectedPlayers(UUID roomId) throws MageException {
+		try {
+			List<String> players = new ArrayList<String>();
+			for (Session session : SessionManager.getInstance().getSessions().values()) {
+				players.add(session.getUsername());
+			}
+			return players;
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex) {
+			handleException(ex);
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
 	@Override
 	public TableView getTable(UUID roomId, UUID tableId) throws MageException {
 		try {
diff --git a/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/SessionManager.java b/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/SessionManager.java
index 839daf1dda1..2b5df343b33 100644
--- a/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/SessionManager.java
+++ b/Mage.Server/src/main/java/mage/server/SessionManager.java
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 
 package mage.server;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import mage.interfaces.MageException;
@@ -74,5 +77,12 @@ public class SessionManager {
 	public void removeSession(UUID sessionId) {
 		sessions.remove(sessionId);
 	}
-	
+
+	public Map<UUID, Session> getSessions() {
+		Map<UUID, Session> map = new HashMap<UUID, Session>();
+		for (Map.Entry<UUID, Session> entry : sessions.entrySet()) {
+			 map.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+		}
+		return map;
+	}
 }