diff --git a/kamjsonrpc.go b/kamjsonrpc.go
index 23652c9..64a2a8b 100644
--- a/kamjsonrpc.go
+++ b/kamjsonrpc.go
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ func (self *KamailioJsonRpc) Call(serviceMethod string, args interface{}, reply
 
 // Add inidividual methods over the generic one
 
+func (self *KamailioJsonRpc) CoreEcho(params []string, reply *[]string) error {
+        var rplRaw json.RawMessage
+        if err := self.Call("core.echo", params, &rplRaw); err != nil {
+                return err
+        }
+        return json.Unmarshal(rplRaw, reply)
+} 
+
 func (self *KamailioJsonRpc) UacRegEnable(params []string, reply *string) error {
 	var regRaw json.RawMessage
 	if err := self.Call("uac.reg_enable", params, &regRaw); err != nil {
diff --git a/kamjsonrpc_local_test.go b/kamjsonrpc_local_test.go
index 15a714e..4831123 100644
--- a/kamjsonrpc_local_test.go
+++ b/kamjsonrpc_local_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ func TestKamJsonRpcCall(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestKamJsonRpcCoreEcho(t *testing.T) {
+        if !*testLocal {
+                return
+        }
+        req := []string{"test_kamjsonrpc"}
+        var reply []string
+        if err := kamRpc.CoreEcho(req, &reply); err != nil {
+                t.Error(err)
+        } else if !reflect.DeepEqual(req, reply) {
+                t.Errorf("Expecting: %+v, received: %+v", req, reply)
+        }
+}
+
+
 func TestKamJsonRpcUacRegEnable(t *testing.T) {
 	if !*testLocal {
 		return