diff --git a/autowiring/AutoPacket.h b/autowiring/AutoPacket.h
index d39848509..483f2d2bc 100644
--- a/autowiring/AutoPacket.h
+++ b/autowiring/AutoPacket.h
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ class AutoPacket:
   /// <returns>True if the indicated type has been requested for use by some consumer</returns>
   bool HasSubscribers(const DecorationKey& key) const;
 
+  /// <returns>Zero if there are no publishers, otherwise the number of publishers</returns>
+  size_t HasPublishers(const DecorationKey& key) const;
+
   /// <returns>A reference to the satisfaction counter for the specified type</returns>
   /// <remarks>
   /// If the type is not a subscriber GetSatisfaction().GetType() == nullptr will be true
@@ -529,9 +532,15 @@ class AutoPacket:
   std::shared_ptr<AutoPacket> Successor(void);
 
   /// <returns>True if the indicated type has been requested for use by some consumer</returns>
-  template<class T>
+  template<typename T>
   bool HasSubscribers(void) const {
-    return HasSubscribers(DecorationKey(auto_id<T>::key(), 0));
+    return HasSubscribers(DecorationKey{auto_id<T>::key(), 0});
+  }
+
+  /// <returns>Zero if there are no publishers, otherwise the number of publishers</returns>
+  template<typename T>
+  size_t HasPublishers(void) const {
+    return HasPublishers(DecorationKey{auto_id<T>::key(), 0});
   }
 
   struct SignalStub {
diff --git a/src/autowiring/AutoPacket.cpp b/src/autowiring/AutoPacket.cpp
index 1c891e37f..02c1ca6bf 100644
--- a/src/autowiring/AutoPacket.cpp
+++ b/src/autowiring/AutoPacket.cpp
@@ -371,7 +371,20 @@ const DecorationDisposition* AutoPacket::GetDisposition(const DecorationKey& key
 
 bool AutoPacket::HasSubscribers(const DecorationKey& key) const {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(m_lock);
-  return m_decorations.count(key) != 0;
+  auto q = m_decorations.find(key);
+  return
+    q == m_decorations.end() ?
+    false :
+    q->second.m_subscribers.size() != 0;
+}
+
+size_t AutoPacket::HasPublishers(const DecorationKey& key) const {
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(m_lock);
+  auto q = m_decorations.find(key);
+  return
+    q == m_decorations.end() ?
+    0 :
+    q->second.m_publishers.size();
 }
 
 const SatCounter& AutoPacket::GetSatisfaction(const std::type_info& subscriber) const {