diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbustrafficproxy.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbustrafficproxy.cpp
index b97ec2057..23d6b0f6b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbustrafficproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbustrafficproxy.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             }
         }
 
+        MultiplayerAcquireInfo CXSwiftBusTrafficProxy::acquireMultiplayerPlanes()
+        {
+            QDBusPendingReply<bool, QString> reply =  m_dbusInterface->asyncCall(QLatin1String("acquireMultiplayerPlanes"));
+            reply.waitForFinished();
+            if (reply.isError())
+            {
+                BlackMisc::CLogMessage(this).debug("CXSwiftBusTrafficProxy::acquireMultiplayerPlanes returned: %1") << reply.error().message();
+            }
+            MultiplayerAcquireInfo info;
+            info.hasAcquired = reply.argumentAt<0>();
+            info.owner = reply.argumentAt<1>();
+            return info;
+        }
+
         bool CXSwiftBusTrafficProxy::initialize()
         {
             return m_dbusInterface->callDBusRet<bool>(QLatin1String("initialize"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbustrafficproxy.h b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbustrafficproxy.h
index 827e39ff9..143bc395e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbustrafficproxy.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/xplane/xswiftbustrafficproxy.h
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             QList<bool> idents;     //!< List of active idents
         };
 
+        //! Multiplayer Acquire Info
+        struct MultiplayerAcquireInfo
+        {
+            bool hasAcquired;       //!< Has XSwiftBus acquired multiplayer planes?
+            QString owner;          //!< Name of the plugin having multiplayer planes acquired
+        };
+
         /*!
          * Proxy object connected to a real XSwiftBus::CTraffic object via DBus
          */
@@ -145,6 +152,9 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             void remoteAircraftAddingFailed(const QString &callsign);
 
         public slots:
+            //! \copydoc XSwiftBus::CTraffic::acquireMultiplayerPlanes
+            MultiplayerAcquireInfo acquireMultiplayerPlanes();
+
             //! \copydoc XSwiftBus::CTraffic::initialize
             bool initialize();
 
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/org.swift_project.xswiftbus.traffic.xml b/src/xswiftbus/org.swift_project.xswiftbus.traffic.xml
index af4fdaec2..989801b00 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/org.swift_project.xswiftbus.traffic.xml
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/org.swift_project.xswiftbus.traffic.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 R"(<node>
   <interface name="org.swift_project.xswiftbus.traffic">
+    <method name="acquireMultiplayerPlanes">
+      <arg name="acquired" type="b" direction="out"/>
+      <arg  name="owner" type="s" direction="out"/>
+    </method>
     <method name="initialize">
       <arg type="b" direction="out"/>
     </method>
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/traffic.cpp b/src/xswiftbus/traffic.cpp
index a61fd6b64..03a4cf573 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/traffic.cpp
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/traffic.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include "XPLMGraphics.h"
 #include <XPLM/XPLMProcessing.h>
 #include <XPLM/XPLMUtilities.h>
+#include <XPLM/XPLMPlanes.h>
+#include <XPLM/XPLMPlugin.h>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cmath>
@@ -83,25 +85,50 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
     {
         if (! s_legacyDataOK) { return false; }
 
-        auto err = XPMPMultiplayerInit(preferences, preferences);
-        if (*err) { cleanup(); return false; }
-        m_initialized = true;
+        if (! m_initialized)
+        {
+            auto err = XPMPMultiplayerInit(preferences, preferences);
+            if (*err) { cleanup(); }
+            else { m_initialized = true; }
+        }
 
-        err = XPMPMultiplayerEnable();
-        if (*err) { cleanup(); return false; }
-        m_enabled = true;
+        return m_initialized;
+    }
 
-        XPMPLoadPlanesIfNecessary();
-        return true;
+    bool CTraffic::acquireMultiplayerPlanes(std::string *owner)
+    {
+        if (! m_enabledMultiplayer)
+        {
+            auto err = XPMPMultiplayerEnable();
+            if (*err)
+            {
+                cleanup();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                m_enabledMultiplayer = true;
+                XPMPLoadPlanesIfNecessary();
+            }
+        }
+
+        int totalAircraft;
+        int activeAircraft;
+        XPLMPluginID controller;
+        XPLMCountAircraft(&totalAircraft, &activeAircraft, &controller);
+
+        char pluginName[256];
+        XPLMGetPluginInfo(controller, pluginName, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
+        *owner = std::string(pluginName);
+        return m_enabledMultiplayer;
     }
 
     void CTraffic::cleanup()
     {
         removeAllPlanes();
 
-        if (m_enabled)
+        if (m_enabledMultiplayer)
         {
-            m_enabled = false;
+            m_enabledMultiplayer = false;
             XPMPMultiplayerDisable();
         }
 
@@ -474,7 +501,20 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
         }
         else if (message.getInterfaceName() == XSWIFTBUS_TRAFFIC_INTERFACENAME)
         {
-            if (message.getMethodName() == "initialize")
+            if (message.getMethodName() == "acquireMultiplayerPlanes")
+            {
+                queueDBusCall([ = ]()
+                {
+                    std::string owner;
+                    bool acquired = acquireMultiplayerPlanes(&owner);
+                    CDBusMessage reply = CDBusMessage::createReply(sender, serial);
+                    reply.beginArgumentWrite();
+                    reply.appendArgument(acquired);
+                    reply.appendArgument(owner);
+                    sendDBusMessage(reply);
+                });
+            }
+            else if (message.getMethodName() == "initialize")
             {
                 sendDBusReply(sender, serial, initialize());
             }
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/traffic.h b/src/xswiftbus/traffic.h
index bfb646a9d..c85a179e3 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/traffic.h
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/traffic.h
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
         //! Initialize the multiplayer planes rendering and return true if successful
         bool initialize();
 
+        //! Returns whether multiplayer planes have been acquired. If not, owner will be set to the plugin that acquired it.
+        bool acquireMultiplayerPlanes(std::string *owner = nullptr);
+
         //! Reverse the actions of initialize().
         void cleanup();
 
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
 
     private:
         bool m_initialized = false;
-        bool m_enabled = false;
+        bool m_enabledMultiplayer = false;
         CTerrainProbe m_terrainProbe;
 
         void emitSimFrame();