diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoSession.java b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoSession.java
index 3a3f141..2a02ffb 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoSession.java
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoSession.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.region.RegionId;
 import org.onosproject.ui.UiTopoLayoutService;
 import org.onosproject.ui.impl.UiWebSocket;
+import org.onosproject.ui.model.topo.UiLinkId;
 import org.onosproject.ui.model.topo.UiModelEvent;
 import org.onosproject.ui.impl.topo.model.UiModelListener;
 import org.onosproject.ui.impl.topo.model.UiSharedTopologyModel;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
@@ -280,4 +282,14 @@
         UiTopoLayout layout = layoutService.getLayout(r);
         setCurrentLayout(layout);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns synthetic links that are in the current region, mapped by
+     * original link ID.
+     *
+     * @return map of synth links
+     */
+    public Map<UiLinkId, UiSynthLink> relevantSynthLinks() {
+        return sharedModel.relevantSynthLinks(currentLayout.regionId());
+    }
 }