diff --git a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/debugger/EnhancedDebuggerWindow.java b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/debugger/EnhancedDebuggerWindow.java
index 87e5d7d56..9593ec9d5 100644
--- a/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/debugger/EnhancedDebuggerWindow.java
+++ b/source/org/jivesoftware/smackx/debugger/EnhancedDebuggerWindow.java
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ public class EnhancedDebuggerWindow {
     private static ImageIcon connectionClosedOnErrorIcon;
 
     public static boolean PERSISTED_DEBUGGER = false;
+    /**
+     * Keeps the max number of rows to keep in the tables. A value less than 0 means that packets
+     * will never be removed. Since debuggers are meant to be used by developers the default is
+     * to keep all the information. However, if you are planning to use this debugger in a
+     * production environment then you should set a lower value (e.g. 50) to prevent the debugger
+     * from consuming all the JVM memory.
+     */
+    public static int MAX_TABLE_ROWS = -1;
 
     {
         URL url;
@@ -361,4 +369,10 @@ public class EnhancedDebuggerWindow {
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean isVisible() {
+        if (frame != null) {
+            return frame.isVisible();
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }