diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/SharedLibraryManager.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/SharedLibraryManager.java
index 4173c5ad982..99367b160c1 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/SharedLibraryManager.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/SharedLibraryManager.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.cdi.model.SharedLibrary;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.CommandFactory;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIGDBSetAutoSolib;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIGDBSetSolibSearchPath;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIGDBShow;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIGDBShowSolibSearchPath;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIInfoSharedLibrary;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MISharedLibrary;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MISharedLibChangedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MISharedLibCreatedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MISharedLibUnloadedEvent;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIGDBShowInfo;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIGDBShowSolibSearchPathInfo;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIInfo;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIInfoSharedLibraryInfo;
@@ -146,6 +148,26 @@ public class SharedLibraryManager extends SessionObject implements ICDISharedLib
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 */
+	public boolean isAutoLoadSymbols() throws CDIException {
+		Session session = (Session)getSession();
+		MISession mi = session.getMISession();
+		CommandFactory factory = mi.getCommandFactory();
+		MIGDBShow show = factory.createMIGDBShow(new String[]{"auto-solib-add"});
+		try {
+			mi.postCommand(show);
+			MIGDBShowInfo info = show.getMIGDBShowInfo();
+			String value = info.getValue();
+			if (value != null) {
+				return value.equalsIgnoreCase("on");
+			}
+		} catch (MIException e) {
+			throw new MI2CDIException(e);
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.ICDISharedLibraryManager#setSharedLibraryPaths(String[])
 	 */