diff --git a/plone/app/discussion/interfaces.py b/plone/app/discussion/interfaces.py
index f516925..288f0b1 100644
--- a/plone/app/discussion/interfaces.py
+++ b/plone/app/discussion/interfaces.py
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ class IConversation(IIterableMapping):
         size specified.
         """
 
+    def enabled():
+        """Return True if discussion is enabled on this conversation.
+        """
+
     def getThreads(start=0, size=None, root=0, depth=None):
         """Return a batch of comment objects for rendering.