diff --git a/src/main/resources/synthetic.xml b/src/main/resources/synthetic.xml
index a1cd22d..53cab97 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/synthetic.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/synthetic.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@
         <property name="taskTitle" category="input" label="Task Title" required="true" description="Title of the task to get the id for."/>
         <property name="taskId" category="output" description="The id of the task."/>
     </type>
+
+   <type type="xlr.WaitForBlockingTask" extends="xlr.XlrControlTask">
+      <property name="scriptLocation" default="xlr/WaitForBlockingTask.py" hidden="true" />
+      <property name="phaseName" label="Phase Name to check for running task" category="input"/>
+      <property name="taskName" label="Task Name to verify is not running" category="input"/>
+      <property name="pollInterval" category="input" kind="integer" label="Polling Interval" required="true" default="30" />
+      <property name="maxPolls"     category="input" kind="integer" label="Max Polls" required="true" default="0" />
+      <property name="Results" category="output"/>
+    </type>
     
     <type type="xlr.Server" extends="configuration.HttpConnection" />
 </synthetic>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/xlr/WaitForBlockingTask.py b/src/main/resources/xlr/WaitForBlockingTask.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..159d173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/xlr/WaitForBlockingTask.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#
+# THIS CODE AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS CODE AND INFORMATION ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY XEBIALABS.
+#
+
+import sys, string, time
+import com.xhaus.jyson.JysonCodec as json
+from datetime import date
+
+xlrUrl = xlrServer['url']
+xlrUrl = xlrUrl.rstrip("/")
+
+credentials = CredentialsFallback(xlrServer, username, password).getCredentials()
+
+xlrAPIUrl = xlrUrl + '/api/v1/releases'
+
+
+#server = { 'url': xlrServer['url'], 'username': username, 'password': password, 'proxyHost': proxyHost, 'proxyPort': proxyPort}
+#request = HttpRequest(server, username, password)
+
+phase = getCurrentPhase()
+task = getCurrentTask()
+
+isRunning = True
+pollCount = 0
+
+while isRunning == True :
+   pollCount = pollCount + 1
+   isRunning = False
+   request = XLRequest(xlrAPIUrl, 'GET', None, credentials['username'], credentials['password'], 'application/json').send()
+   releases = json.loads(request.read())
+
+   print "Http Status: %s" % request.status
+   if request.status == 200:
+       for release in releases:
+          #print "Release = %s" % (release["title"])
+          for phase in release["phases"]:
+             #print ">>> Phase = %s" % (phase["title"])
+             if phase["title"] == phaseName:
+                for task in phase["tasks"]:
+                   if task["title"] == taskName :
+                      print ">>>***id = %s, title = %s***" % ( task["id"], task["title"] )
+                      print "   Status = %s " % ( task["status"] )
+                      if task["status"] == "IN_PROGRESS" :
+                         isRunning = True
+                         break
+                   # End if
+                # End for
+             # End if
+             if isRunning == True :
+                break
+          # End for
+          if isRunning == True :
+                break
+       # End for
+   else:
+       print "Failed to connect at %s." % URL
+       response.errorDump()
+       #sys.exit(1)
+   # End if
+   if isRunning :
+      time.sleep( pollInterval )
+   if pollCount >= maxPolls :
+       if maxPolls > 0:
+          print "Max Polls reached.  Exiting"
+          sys.exit(1)
+       # End if
+   # End if
+   print "Is Running? %s " % (isRunning)
+# End while
+sys.exit(0)