diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/concurrency/Mutex.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/concurrency/Mutex.cpp
index 8f79795..695d5dc 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/concurrency/Mutex.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/concurrency/Mutex.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
   void lock() const { pthread_mutex_lock(&pthread_mutex_); }
 
+  bool trylock() const { return (0 == pthread_mutex_trylock(&pthread_mutex_)); }
+
   void unlock() const { pthread_mutex_unlock(&pthread_mutex_); }
 
  private:
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@
 
 void Mutex::lock() const { impl_->lock(); }
 
+bool Mutex::trylock() const { return impl_->trylock(); }
+
 void Mutex::unlock() const { impl_->unlock(); }
 
 /** 
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/concurrency/Mutex.h b/lib/cpp/src/concurrency/Mutex.h
index 02accf9..72f7525 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/concurrency/Mutex.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/concurrency/Mutex.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   Mutex();
   virtual ~Mutex() {}
   virtual void lock() const;
+  virtual bool trylock() const;
   virtual void unlock() const;
 
  private: