diff --git a/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/carbons/CarbonManager.java b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/carbons/CarbonManager.java
index 19860e14f..b5d54387d 100644
--- a/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/carbons/CarbonManager.java
+++ b/smack-experimental/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/carbons/CarbonManager.java
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ public class CarbonManager extends Manager {
      * @throws NoResponseException 
      */
     public boolean isSupportedByServer() throws NoResponseException, XMPPErrorException, NotConnectedException {
-        return ServiceDiscoveryManager.getInstanceFor(connection()).supportsFeature(
-                        connection().getServiceName(), CarbonExtension.NAMESPACE);
+        return ServiceDiscoveryManager.getInstanceFor(connection()).serverSupportsFeature(CarbonExtension.NAMESPACE);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/disco/ServiceDiscoveryManager.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/disco/ServiceDiscoveryManager.java
index 079ee61d0..b8b8b6255 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/disco/ServiceDiscoveryManager.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/disco/ServiceDiscoveryManager.java
@@ -637,6 +637,21 @@ public class ServiceDiscoveryManager extends Manager {
         connection().createPacketCollectorAndSend(discoverItems).nextResultOrThrow();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the server supports the given feature.
+     *
+     * @param feature
+     * @return true if the server supports the given feature.
+     * @throws NoResponseException
+     * @throws XMPPErrorException
+     * @throws NotConnectedException
+     * @since 4.1
+     */
+    public boolean serverSupportsFeature(String feature) throws NoResponseException, XMPPErrorException,
+                    NotConnectedException {
+        return supportsFeature(connection().getServiceName(), feature);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Queries the remote entity for it's features and returns true if the given feature is found.
      *
diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/offline/OfflineMessageManager.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/offline/OfflineMessageManager.java
index 1ac34e590..7cd707364 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/offline/OfflineMessageManager.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/offline/OfflineMessageManager.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class OfflineMessageManager {
      * @throws NotConnectedException 
      */
     public boolean supportsFlexibleRetrieval() throws NoResponseException, XMPPErrorException, NotConnectedException {
-        return ServiceDiscoveryManager.getInstanceFor(connection).supportsFeature(connection.getServiceName(), namespace);
+        return ServiceDiscoveryManager.getInstanceFor(connection).serverSupportsFeature(namespace);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/privacy/PrivacyListManager.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/privacy/PrivacyListManager.java
index 532eea2e7..c154ec0e6 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/privacy/PrivacyListManager.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/privacy/PrivacyListManager.java
@@ -547,7 +547,6 @@ public class PrivacyListManager extends Manager {
      * @throws NotConnectedException 
      */
     public boolean isSupported() throws NoResponseException, XMPPErrorException, NotConnectedException{
-        return ServiceDiscoveryManager.getInstanceFor(connection()).supportsFeature(
-                        connection().getServiceName(), NAMESPACE);
+        return ServiceDiscoveryManager.getInstanceFor(connection()).serverSupportsFeature(NAMESPACE);
     }
 }