diff --git a/src/ProcessInfo.h b/src/ProcessInfo.h
index b7b4f5659..ff2500d0f 100644
--- a/src/ProcessInfo.h
+++ b/src/ProcessInfo.h
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ public:
     /*** 
      * Returns the id of the current foreground process 
      *
+     * NOTE:  Using the foregroundProcessGroup() method of the Pty
+     * instance associated with the terminal of interest is preferred
+     * over using this method.
+     *
      * @param ok Set to true if the foreground process id was read successfully or false otherwise
      */
     int foregroundPid(bool* ok) const;
diff --git a/src/Pty.cpp b/src/Pty.cpp
index 92721df5c..c4dd85157 100644
--- a/src/Pty.cpp
+++ b/src/Pty.cpp
@@ -258,4 +258,16 @@ void Pty::lockPty(bool lock)
     resume();
 }
 
+int Pty::foregroundProcessGroup() const
+{
+    int pid = tcgetpgrp(pty()->masterFd());
+
+    if ( pid != -1 )
+    {
+        return pid;
+    } 
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 #include "Pty.moc"
diff --git a/src/Pty.h b/src/Pty.h
index d47a1d358..5d86e113c 100644
--- a/src/Pty.h
+++ b/src/Pty.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ Q_OBJECT
     void setSize(int lines, int cols);
     void setErase(char erase);
 
+    int foregroundProcessGroup() const;
+
   public Q_SLOTS:
     void useUtf8(bool on);
     void lockPty(bool lock);
diff --git a/src/Session.cpp b/src/Session.cpp
index d323c8def..ccfd110ce 100644
--- a/src/Session.cpp
+++ b/src/Session.cpp
@@ -877,7 +877,10 @@ void Session::setSize(QSize size)
 
   emit resizeSession(this, size);
 }
-
+int Session::foregroundPid() const
+{
+    return _shellProcess->foregroundProcessGroup();
+}
 int Session::sessionPid() const
 {
     return _shellProcess->pid();
diff --git a/src/Session.h b/src/Session.h
index 9d8f63df0..9589da0c3 100644
--- a/src/Session.h
+++ b/src/Session.h
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ public:
    * This is the id used by the system API to refer to the process.
    */
   int sessionPid() const;
+ 
+  /**
+   * Returns the process id of the terminal's foreground process.
+   */
+  int foregroundPid() const;
+
   void enableFullScripting(bool b);
 
   void startZModem(const QString &rz, const QString &dir, const QStringList &list);
diff --git a/src/SessionController.cpp b/src/SessionController.cpp
index fd67e7a3b..0c8944c0a 100644
--- a/src/SessionController.cpp
+++ b/src/SessionController.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ void SessionController::snapshot()
 {
     qDebug() << "session" << _session->title() << "snapshot";
     
-    bool ok = false;
 
     ProcessInfo* process = 0;
     ProcessInfo* snapshot = ProcessInfo::newInstance(_session->sessionPid());
@@ -109,8 +108,8 @@ void SessionController::snapshot()
 
     // use foreground process information if available
     // fallback to session process otherwise
-    int pid = snapshot->foregroundPid(&ok);
-    if ( ok )
+    int pid = _session->foregroundPid(); //snapshot->foregroundPid(&ok);
+    if ( pid != 0 )
     {
        process = ProcessInfo::newInstance(pid);
        process->update(); 
@@ -118,6 +117,7 @@ void SessionController::snapshot()
     else
        process = snapshot;
 
+    bool ok = false;
     QString title; 
     if ( process->name(&ok) == "ssh" && ok )
     {
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ KUrl SessionController::url() const
         bool ok = false;
 
         // check if foreground process is bookmark-able
-        int pid = info->foregroundPid(&ok);
-        if ( ok )
+        int pid = _session->foregroundPid();
+        if ( pid != 0 )
         {
             qDebug() << "reading session process = " << info->name(&ok);