diff --git a/spring-ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/DirContextOperations.java b/spring-ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/DirContextOperations.java
index b6768a86..7f48da78 100644
--- a/spring-ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/DirContextOperations.java
+++ b/spring-ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/core/DirContextOperations.java
@@ -182,4 +182,11 @@ public interface DirContextOperations extends DirContext,
      *            the dn.
      */
     public void setDn(Name dn);
+
+    /*
+     * (non-Javadoc)
+     * 
+     * @see javax.naming.Context#getNameInNamespace()
+     */
+    public String getNameInNamespace();
 }
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