diff --git a/frontends/src/bridge/dbus_bridge.py b/frontends/src/bridge/dbus_bridge.py
index 9bc939b0..34a02849 100644
--- a/frontends/src/bridge/dbus_bridge.py
+++ b/frontends/src/bridge/dbus_bridge.py
@@ -504,6 +504,20 @@ class Bridge(object):
             error_handler = lambda err:errback(dbus_to_bridge_exception(err))
         return self.db_core_iface.messageSend(to_jid, message, subject, mess_type, extra, profile_key, timeout=const_TIMEOUT, reply_handler=callback, error_handler=error_handler)
 
+    def namespacesGet(self, callback=None, errback=None):
+        if callback is None:
+            error_handler = None
+        else:
+            if errback is None:
+                errback = log.error
+            error_handler = lambda err:errback(dbus_to_bridge_exception(err))
+        kwargs={}
+        if callback is not None:
+            kwargs['timeout'] = const_TIMEOUT
+            kwargs['reply_handler'] = callback
+            kwargs['error_handler'] = error_handler
+        return self.db_core_iface.namespacesGet(**kwargs)
+
     def paramsRegisterApp(self, xml, security_limit=-1, app='', callback=None, errback=None):
         if callback is None:
             error_handler = None
diff --git a/src/bridge/bridge_constructor/bridge_template.ini b/src/bridge/bridge_constructor/bridge_template.ini
index a0dd7372..dd87355b 100644
--- a/src/bridge/bridge_constructor/bridge_template.ini
+++ b/src/bridge/bridge_constructor/bridge_template.ini
@@ -763,3 +763,11 @@ doc_param_0=%(doc_profile_key)s
 doc_return=session informations, with at least the following keys:
     jid: current full jid
     started: date of creation of the session (Epoch time)
+
+[namespacesGet]
+type=method
+category=core
+sig_in=
+sig_out=a{ss}
+doc=Get a dict to short name => whole namespaces
+doc_return=namespaces mapping
diff --git a/src/bridge/dbus_bridge.py b/src/bridge/dbus_bridge.py
index a8b32044..4cf882fb 100755
--- a/src/bridge/dbus_bridge.py
+++ b/src/bridge/dbus_bridge.py
@@ -383,6 +383,12 @@ class DbusObject(dbus.service.Object):
     def messageSend(self, to_jid, message, subject={}, mess_type="auto", extra={}, profile_key="@NONE@", callback=None, errback=None):
         return self._callback("messageSend", unicode(to_jid), message, subject, unicode(mess_type), extra, unicode(profile_key), callback=callback, errback=errback)
 
+    @dbus.service.method(const_INT_PREFIX+const_CORE_SUFFIX,
+                         in_signature='', out_signature='a{ss}',
+                         async_callbacks=None)
+    def namespacesGet(self, ):
+        return self._callback("namespacesGet", )
+
     @dbus.service.method(const_INT_PREFIX+const_CORE_SUFFIX,
                          in_signature='sis', out_signature='',
                          async_callbacks=None)
diff --git a/src/core/sat_main.py b/src/core/sat_main.py
index b097a874..be2978e0 100644
--- a/src/core/sat_main.py
+++ b/src/core/sat_main.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class SAT(service.Service):
         self.initialised = defer.Deferred()
         self.profiles = {}
         self.plugins = {}
+        self._ns_map = {}  # map for short name to whole namespace
 
         self.memory = Memory(self)
         self.trigger = trigger.TriggerManager()  # trigger are used to change SàT behaviour
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ class SAT(service.Service):
         self.bridge.register_method("saveParamsTemplate", self.memory.save_xml)
         self.bridge.register_method("loadParamsTemplate", self.memory.load_xml)
         self.bridge.register_method("sessionInfosGet", self.getSessionInfos)
+        self.bridge.register_method("namespacesGet", self.getNamespaces)
 
         self.memory.initialized.addCallback(self._postMemoryInit)
 
@@ -955,6 +957,17 @@ class SAT(service.Service):
         languageSwitch()
         return help_string
 
+    # misc methods
+
+    def registerNamespace(self, short_name, namespace):
+        """associate a namespace to a short name"""
+        if short_name in self._ns_map:
+            raise exceptions.ConflictError(u'this short name is already used')
+        self._ns_map[short_name] = namespace
+
+    def getNamespaces(self):
+        return self._ns_map
+
     def getSessionInfos(self, profile_key):
         """compile interesting data on current profile session"""
         client = self.getClient(profile_key)
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_misc_tickets.py b/src/plugins/plugin_misc_tickets.py
index 8039a08a..a1d28282 100755
--- a/src/plugins/plugin_misc_tickets.py
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_misc_tickets.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class Tickets(object):
     def __init__(self, host):
         log.info(_(u"Tickets plugin initialization"))
         self.host = host
+        host.registerNamespace('tickets', NS_TICKETS)
         self._p = self.host.plugins["XEP-0060"]
         self._s = self.host.plugins["PUBSUB_SCHEMA"]
         self._m = self.host.plugins["XEP-0277"]