diff --git a/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/AbstractClientConnAdapter.java b/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/AbstractClientConnAdapter.java
index 4f0a327fb..ff7799f61 100644
--- a/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/AbstractClientConnAdapter.java
+++ b/module-client/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/conn/AbstractClientConnAdapter.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.apache.http.HttpException;
 import org.apache.http.HttpRequest;
 import org.apache.http.HttpEntityEnclosingRequest;
 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.HttpConnectionMetrics;
 import org.apache.http.conn.OperatedClientConnection;
 import org.apache.http.conn.ManagedClientConnection;
 import org.apache.http.conn.ClientConnectionManager;
@@ -149,6 +150,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractClientConnAdapter
     }
 
 
+    // non-javadoc, see interface HttpConnection
+    public HttpConnectionMetrics getMetrics() {
+        assertWrappedConn();
+        return wrappedConnection.getMetrics();
+    }
+
+
     // non-javadoc, see interface HttpClientConnection
     public void flush()
         throws IOException {