2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/awt/GLCanvas.java b/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/awt/GLCanvas.java
index 53e79b8d9..9932f0cf9 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/awt/GLCanvas.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/awt/GLCanvas.java
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ public class GLCanvas extends Canvas implements AWTGLAutoDrawable {
   public void setRealized(boolean realized) {
   }
 
+  public boolean isRealized() {
+    return ( null != drawable ) ? drawable.isRealized() : false;
+  }
+
   private Object closingListener = null;
   private Object closingListenerLock = new Object();
 
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/awt/GLJPanel.java b/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/awt/GLJPanel.java
index e8de00629..eb8c68263 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/awt/GLJPanel.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/awt/GLJPanel.java
@@ -379,6 +379,10 @@ public class GLJPanel extends JPanel implements AWTGLAutoDrawable {
   public void setRealized(boolean realized) {
   }
 
+  public boolean isRealized() {
+      return isInitialized;
+  }
+
   public void setContext(GLContext ctx) {
     if (backend == null) {
       return;