diff --git a/modules/transports/core/nhttp/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/transport/passthru/config/PassThroughConfigPNames.java b/modules/transports/core/nhttp/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/transport/passthru/config/PassThroughConfigPNames.java
index f7ab5076ee..03e56be367 100644
--- a/modules/transports/core/nhttp/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/transport/passthru/config/PassThroughConfigPNames.java
+++ b/modules/transports/core/nhttp/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/transport/passthru/config/PassThroughConfigPNames.java
@@ -123,4 +123,9 @@ public interface PassThroughConfigPNames {
      * Defines the header name set for correlation logs
      */
     public String CORRELATION_HEADER_NAME_PROPERTY = "correlation_header_name";
+
+    /**
+     * Defines whether viewing services are enabled or not
+     */
+    public String BLOCK_SERVICE_LIST = "http.block_service_list";
 }
diff --git a/modules/transports/core/nhttp/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/transport/passthru/config/PassThroughConfiguration.java b/modules/transports/core/nhttp/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/transport/passthru/config/PassThroughConfiguration.java
index 43dd9d6a17..5a29efdca4 100644
--- a/modules/transports/core/nhttp/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/transport/passthru/config/PassThroughConfiguration.java
+++ b/modules/transports/core/nhttp/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/transport/passthru/config/PassThroughConfiguration.java
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ public String getResponsePreseveHttpHeaders() {
         return getStringProperty(PassThroughConfigPNames.HTTP_RESPONSE_HEADERS_PRESERVE, "");
     }
 
+    public boolean isServiceListBlocked() {
+        return getBooleanProperty(PassThroughConfigPNames.BLOCK_SERVICE_LIST, true);
+    }
+
     public int getConnectionIdleTime() {
 
         int idleTime;