diff --git a/src/main/scala/scorex/core/network/SyncTracker.scala b/src/main/scala/scorex/core/network/SyncTracker.scala
index bc408878f..7627edc48 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/scorex/core/network/SyncTracker.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/scorex/core/network/SyncTracker.scala
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ class SyncTracker(nvsRef: ActorRef,
   import History._
   import scorex.core.utils.TimeProvider.Time
 
-  private var schedule: Option[Cancellable] = None
+  protected var schedule: Option[Cancellable] = None
 
-  private val statuses = mutable.Map[ConnectedPeer, HistoryComparisonResult]()
-  private val lastSyncSentTime = mutable.Map[ConnectedPeer, Time]()
+  protected val statuses = mutable.Map[ConnectedPeer, HistoryComparisonResult]()
+  protected val lastSyncSentTime = mutable.Map[ConnectedPeer, Time]()
 
-  private var lastSyncInfoSentTime: Time = 0L
+  protected var lastSyncInfoSentTime: Time = 0L
 
-  private var stableSyncRegime = false
+  protected var stableSyncRegime = false
 
   def scheduleSendSyncInfo(): Unit = {
     schedule foreach {
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ class SyncTracker(nvsRef: ActorRef,
     if (stableSyncRegime) networkSettings.syncIntervalStable
     else networkSettings.syncInterval
 
+  /**
+    * Get synchronization status for given connected peer
+    */
+  def getStatus(peer: ConnectedPeer): Option[HistoryComparisonResult] = {
+    statuses.get(peer)
+  }
+
   def updateStatus(peer: ConnectedPeer, status: HistoryComparisonResult): Unit = {
     val seniorsBefore = numOfSeniors()
     statuses += peer -> status
@@ -89,14 +96,14 @@ class SyncTracker(nvsRef: ActorRef,
 
   def elapsedTimeSinceLastSync(): Long = timeProvider.time() - lastSyncInfoSentTime
 
-  private def outdatedPeers(): Seq[ConnectedPeer] =
+  protected def outdatedPeers(): Seq[ConnectedPeer] =
     lastSyncSentTime.filter(t => (timeProvider.time() - t._2).millis > maxInterval()).keys.toSeq
 
 
   def peersByStatus: Map[HistoryComparisonResult, Iterable[ConnectedPeer]] =
     statuses.groupBy(_._2).mapValues(_.keys).view.force
 
-  private def numOfSeniors(): Int = statuses.count(_._2 == Older)
+  protected def numOfSeniors(): Int = statuses.count(_._2 == Older)
 
   /**
     * Return the peers to which this node should send a sync signal, including: