diff --git a/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.cpp b/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.cpp
index 39899b131..67cca7f5f 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include <klocale.h>
+
 #ifdef WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER_BACKEND
 #include "networkbackends/network-manager/network-manager.h"
 #endif // WITH_NETWORK_MANAGER_BACKEND
@@ -474,6 +476,17 @@ TDENetworkWiFiAPInfo::~TDENetworkWiFiAPInfo() {
 	//
 }
 
+TQString TDENetworkWiFiAPInfo::friendlySSID() {
+	TQString ret;
+
+	ret = TQString(SSID);
+	if (ret == "") {
+		ret = "<" + i18n("hidden") + ">";
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*================================================================================================*/
 /* TDENetworkConnection                                                                           */
 /*================================================================================================*/
diff --git a/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.h b/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.h
index fb1079d85..720b93378 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.h
+++ b/tdecore/tdenetworkconnections.h
@@ -741,6 +741,9 @@ class TDECORE_EXPORT TDENetworkWiFiAPInfo : public TDENetworkHWNeighbor
 		TDENetworkWiFiAPInfo();
 		virtual ~TDENetworkWiFiAPInfo();
 
+	public:
+		TQString friendlySSID();
+
 	public:
 		TQByteArray SSID;
 		TDENetworkWiFiAPFlags::TDENetworkWiFiAPFlags wpaFlags;