diff --git a/cryostat-core/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/net/JFRConnection.java b/cryostat-core/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/net/JFRConnection.java
index 5ca17dbb..54b9907f 100644
--- a/cryostat-core/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/net/JFRConnection.java
+++ b/cryostat-core/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/net/JFRConnection.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 import javax.management.InstanceNotFoundException;
 import javax.management.IntrospectionException;
+import javax.management.MBeanException;
+import javax.management.MalformedObjectNameException;
 import javax.management.ReflectionException;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL;
 
@@ -56,6 +58,17 @@ public default String getJvmId() throws IDException, IOException {
 
     public JvmIdentifier getJvmIdentifier() throws IDException, IOException;
 
+    public default <T> T invokeMBeanOperation(
+            String beanName,
+            String operation,
+            Object[] params,
+            String[] signature,
+            Class<T> returnType)
+            throws MalformedObjectNameException, InstanceNotFoundException, MBeanException,
+                    ReflectionException, IOException, ConnectionException {
+        throw new ConnectionException("Unimplemented");
+    }
+
     public MBeanMetrics getMBeanMetrics()
             throws ConnectionException, IOException, InstanceNotFoundException,
                     IntrospectionException, ReflectionException;
diff --git a/cryostat-core/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/net/JFRJMXConnection.java b/cryostat-core/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/net/JFRJMXConnection.java
index 5c3e1664..b3aeebe4 100644
--- a/cryostat-core/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/net/JFRJMXConnection.java
+++ b/cryostat-core/src/main/java/io/cryostat/core/net/JFRJMXConnection.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import javax.management.IntrospectionException;
 import javax.management.MBeanAttributeInfo;
 import javax.management.MBeanException;
+import javax.management.MalformedObjectNameException;
 import javax.management.ObjectName;
 import javax.management.ReflectionException;
 import javax.management.openmbean.CompositeData;
@@ -206,6 +207,24 @@ public synchronized JvmIdentifier getJvmIdentifier() throws IDException, IOExcep
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public <T> T invokeMBeanOperation(
+            String beanName,
+            String operation,
+            Object[] params,
+            String[] signature,
+            Class<T> returnType)
+            throws MalformedObjectNameException, InstanceNotFoundException, MBeanException,
+                    ReflectionException, IOException, ConnectionException {
+        if (!isConnected()) {
+            connect();
+        }
+        return (T)
+                this.rjmxConnection
+                        .getMBeanServer()
+                        .invoke(ObjectName.getInstance(beanName), operation, params, signature);
+    }
+
     private Map<String, Object> parseCompositeData(CompositeData compositeData) {
         Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
         for (String key : compositeData.getCompositeType().keySet()) {