diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/IRemoteObjectResolver.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/IRemoteObjectResolver.java
index e592d61ae21..7fbb1de0449 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/IRemoteObjectResolver.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/IRemoteObjectResolver.java
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
  * 
  * Contributors:
  * Martin Oberhuber (Wind River) - [182454] improve getAbsoluteName() documentation
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [211472] [api][breaking] IRemoteObjectResolver.getObjectWithAbsoluteName() needs a progress monitor
  ********************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems;
 
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.rse.services.clientserver.messages.SystemMessageException;
 
 /**
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ public interface IRemoteObjectResolver {
 	 * 
 	 * @param key the unique id of the remote object.
 	 *     Must not be <code>null</code>.
+	 * @param monitor the progress monitor
 	 * @return the remote object instance, or <code>null</code> if no 
 	 *     object is found with the given id.
 	 * @throws Exception in case an error occurs contacting the remote 
@@ -81,5 +84,13 @@ public interface IRemoteObjectResolver {
 	 *     to ignore these exceptions and treat them as if the remote 
 	 *     object were simply not there.
 	 */
+	public Object getObjectWithAbsoluteName(String key, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws Exception;
+	
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated - use getObjectwithAbsoluteName(String key, IProgressMonitor monitor)
+	 * @param key
+	 * @return
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 */
 	public Object getObjectWithAbsoluteName(String key) throws Exception;
 }
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diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/RemoteFileSubSystem.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/RemoteFileSubSystem.java
index 0a50beefc88..f4bdd714e59 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/RemoteFileSubSystem.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/files/core/subsystems/RemoteFileSubSystem.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  * Rupen Mardirossian (IBM)  	 - [204307] listFolders now deals with a null parameter for fileNameFilter preventing NPE
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [207178] changing list APIs for file service and subsystems
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [210109] store constants in IFileService rather than IFileServiceConstants
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [211472] [api][breaking] IRemoteObjectResolver.getObjectWithAbsoluteName() needs a progress monitor
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core.subsystems;
@@ -1027,6 +1028,7 @@ public abstract class RemoteFileSubSystem extends SubSystem implements IRemoteFi
 	 * a file, this is simply a wrapper to getRemoteFileObject().
 	 *  
 	 * @see SubSystem#getObjectWithAbsoluteName(String)
+	 * @param monitor the progress monitor
 	 * @param key the unique id of the remote object.
 	 *     Must not be <code>null</code>.
 	 * @return the remote object instance, or <code>null</code> if no 
@@ -1040,9 +1042,9 @@ public abstract class RemoteFileSubSystem extends SubSystem implements IRemoteFi
 	 *     to ignore these exceptions and treat them as if the remote 
 	 *     object were simply not there.
 	 */
-	public Object getObjectWithAbsoluteName(String key) throws Exception
+	public Object getObjectWithAbsoluteName(String key, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws Exception
 	{
-		Object filterRef = super.getObjectWithAbsoluteName(key);
+		Object filterRef = super.getObjectWithAbsoluteName(key, monitor);
 		if (filterRef != null) {
 			return filterRef;
 		}
@@ -1051,7 +1053,7 @@ public abstract class RemoteFileSubSystem extends SubSystem implements IRemoteFi
 		// if not, the key must be for a file
 		if (key.lastIndexOf(IHostSearchResult.SEARCH_RESULT_DELIMITER) < 0) {
 		    
-		    IRemoteFile remoteFile = getRemoteFileObject(key, new NullProgressMonitor());
+		    IRemoteFile remoteFile = getRemoteFileObject(key, monitor);
 		
 		    if (remoteFile != null) {
 		        return remoteFile;
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/subsystems/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/SubSystem.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/subsystems/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/SubSystem.java
index 5fae2a9743b..551210b56db 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/subsystems/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/SubSystem.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/subsystems/org/eclipse/rse/core/subsystems/SubSystem.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  * Xuan Chen        (IBM)        - [187342] Open in New Window expand failed error when not connected
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [186363] remove deprecated calls in checkIsConnected
  * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [186363] get rid of obsolete calls to SubSystem.connect()
+ * David McKnight   (IBM)        - [211472] [api][breaking] IRemoteObjectResolver.getObjectWithAbsoluteName() needs a progress monitor
  ********************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems;
@@ -781,6 +782,7 @@ public abstract class SubSystem extends RSEModelObject
 	 * 
 	 * @param key the unique id of the remote object.
 	 *     Must not be <code>null</code>.
+	 * @param monitor the progress monitor
 	 * @return the remote object instance, or <code>null</code> if no 
 	 *     object is found with the given id.
 	 * @throws Exception in case an error occurs contacting the remote 
@@ -792,12 +794,20 @@ public abstract class SubSystem extends RSEModelObject
 	 *     to ignore these exceptions and treat them as if the remote 
 	 *     object were simply not there.
 	 */
-	public Object getObjectWithAbsoluteName(String key) throws Exception
+	public Object getObjectWithAbsoluteName(String key, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws Exception
 	{
 		// by default, the subsystem will attempt to find a filter reference for the key.
 		// Return null when no such filter is found.
 		return getFilterReferenceWithAbsoluteName(key);
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated use getObjectWithAbsoluteName(String key, IProgressMonitor monitor)
+	 */
+	public Object getObjectWithAbsoluteName(String key) throws Exception
+	{
+		return getObjectWithAbsoluteName(key, new NullProgressMonitor());
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Return the filter reference that corresponds to the specified key.  If there