diff --git a/examples/echo/echo-client.cpp b/examples/echo/echo-client.cpp
index 093595f..03433b7 100644
--- a/examples/echo/echo-client.cpp
+++ b/examples/echo/echo-client.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ void *greeter_thread(void *arg)
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < 30 && spin; ++i)
 	{
+    cout << "+Hello" << endl;
 		cout << client.Hello(idstr) << endl;
+    cout << "-Hello" << endl;
 	}
 
 	cout << idstr << " done " << endl;
diff --git a/examples/echo/echo-server.cpp b/examples/echo/echo-server.cpp
index 188f0d5..1d1cb07 100644
--- a/examples/echo/echo-server.cpp
+++ b/examples/echo/echo-server.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int32_t EchoServer::Random()
 
 std::string EchoServer::Hello(const std::string &name)
 {
-	sleep (10);
+	sleep (5);
 	return "Hello " + name + "!";
 }
 
diff --git a/include/dbus-c++/interface.h b/include/dbus-c++/interface.h
index 1eccfbc..7a5297b 100644
--- a/include/dbus-c++/interface.h
+++ b/include/dbus-c++/interface.h
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ protected:
 	{}
 
 	virtual Message _invoke_method(CallMessage &) = 0;
+    
+  virtual bool _invoke_method_noreply(CallMessage &call) = 0;
 
 	InterfaceProxyTable _interfaces;
 };
@@ -164,6 +166,8 @@ public:
 	InterfaceProxy(const std::string &name);
 
 	Message invoke_method(const CallMessage &);
+    
+  bool invoke_method_noreply(const CallMessage &call);
 
 	bool dispatch_signal(const SignalMessage &);
 
diff --git a/include/dbus-c++/object.h b/include/dbus-c++/object.h
index 851488e..9d81d9d 100644
--- a/include/dbus-c++/object.h
+++ b/include/dbus-c++/object.h
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ public:
 private:
 
 	Message _invoke_method(CallMessage &);
+    
+  bool _invoke_method_noreply(CallMessage &call);
 
 	bool handle_message(const Message &);
 
diff --git a/src/interface.cpp b/src/interface.cpp
index c1dfedd..b0360ac 100644
--- a/src/interface.cpp
+++ b/src/interface.cpp
@@ -157,3 +157,13 @@ Message InterfaceProxy::invoke_method(const CallMessage &call)
 
 	return _invoke_method(call2);
 }
+
+bool InterfaceProxy::invoke_method_noreply(const CallMessage &call)
+{
+	CallMessage &call2 = const_cast<CallMessage &>(call);
+
+	if (call.interface() == NULL)
+		call2.interface(name().c_str());
+
+	return _invoke_method_noreply(call2);
+}
diff --git a/src/object.cpp b/src/object.cpp
index 0dd1bb1..f7d0916 100644
--- a/src/object.cpp
+++ b/src/object.cpp
@@ -332,6 +332,17 @@ Message ObjectProxy::_invoke_method(CallMessage &call)
 	return conn().send_blocking(call);
 }
 
+bool ObjectProxy::_invoke_method_noreply(CallMessage &call)
+{
+	if (call.path() == NULL)
+		call.path(path().c_str());
+
+	if (call.destination() == NULL)
+		call.destination(service().c_str());
+
+	return conn().send(call);
+}
+
 bool ObjectProxy::handle_message(const Message &msg)
 {
 	switch (msg.type())