diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/AuditedPropertiesHolder.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/AuditedPropertiesHolder.java
index fa19964793..80d14d3d5a 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/AuditedPropertiesHolder.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/AuditedPropertiesHolder.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.hibernate.envers.configuration.metadata.reader;
 /**
  * Implementations hold other audited properties.
  * @author Adam Warski (adam at warski dot org)
+ * @author Hern&aacut;n Chanfreau
  */
 public interface AuditedPropertiesHolder {
 	/**
@@ -17,4 +18,16 @@ public interface AuditedPropertiesHolder {
 	 * @return Auditing data for the property.
 	 */
 	PropertyAuditingData getPropertyAuditingData(String propertyName);
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return true if the holder contains any audited property
+	 */
+	boolean isEmpty();
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return true if the holder contains the given audited property
+	 */
+	boolean contains(String propertyName);
+	
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/ClassAuditingData.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/ClassAuditingData.java
index 43a34c0122..334933e5ad 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/ClassAuditingData.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/ClassAuditingData.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import static org.hibernate.envers.tools.Tools.*;
 /**
  * @author Adam Warski (adam at warski dot org)
  * @author Sebastian Komander
+ * @author Hern&aacut;n Chanfreau
 */
 public class ClassAuditingData implements AuditedPropertiesHolder {
     private final Map<String, PropertyAuditingData> properties;
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ public class ClassAuditingData implements AuditedPropertiesHolder {
         secondaryTableDictionary = newHashMap();
     }
 
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+    	return properties.isEmpty();
+    }
+
 	public void addPropertyAuditingData(String propertyName, PropertyAuditingData auditingData) {
 		properties.put(propertyName, auditingData);
 	}
@@ -80,4 +85,8 @@ public class ClassAuditingData implements AuditedPropertiesHolder {
 	public boolean isAudited() {
         return defaultAudited || properties.size() > 0;
     }
+	
+	public boolean contains(String propertyName) {
+		return properties.containsKey(propertyName);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/ComponentAuditingData.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/ComponentAuditingData.java
index 07c8973361..2f8944edea 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/ComponentAuditingData.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/metadata/reader/ComponentAuditingData.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 /**
  * Audit mapping meta-data for component.
  * @author Adam Warski (adam at warski dot org)
+ * @author Hern&aacut;n Chanfreau
  */
 public class ComponentAuditingData extends PropertyAuditingData implements AuditedPropertiesHolder {
 	private final Map<String, PropertyAuditingData> properties;
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ public class ComponentAuditingData extends PropertyAuditingData implements Audit
 		this.properties = newHashMap();
 	}
 
+	public boolean isEmpty() {
+		return properties.isEmpty();
+	}
+
 	public void addPropertyAuditingData(String propertyName, PropertyAuditingData auditingData) {
 		properties.put(propertyName, auditingData);
 	}
@@ -46,4 +51,8 @@ public class ComponentAuditingData extends PropertyAuditingData implements Audit
     public PropertyAuditingData getPropertyAuditingData(String propertyName) {
         return properties.get(propertyName);
     }
+    
+    public boolean contains(String propertyName) {
+    	return properties.containsKey(propertyName);
+    }    
 }
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