diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationService.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationService.java
index 8d26d3572e..bf5988b802 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationService.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationService.java
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.classification;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 
 /**
  * The Classification Service supports the 'Classified Records' feature, whereby Alfresco
@@ -43,4 +46,15 @@ public interface ClassificationService
      * @return classification reasons in the order that they are defined.
      */
     List<ClassificationReason> getClassificationReasons();
+
+    /**
+     * Classify a document.
+     * 
+     * @param classificationLevel The security clearance needed to access the document.
+     * @param classificationAuthority The name of the authority responsible for the classification of this document.
+     * @param classificationReasons A non-empty set of reasons for classifying the document in this way.
+     * @param document The node to classify.
+     */
+    void addClassificationToDocument(ClassificationLevel classificationLevel, String classificationAuthority,
+                Set<ClassificationReason> classificationReasons, NodeRef document);
 }
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationServiceImpl.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationServiceImpl.java
index b4b4e9eb22..00d97a0ac2 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationServiceImpl.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/classification/ClassificationServiceImpl.java
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.classification;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.classification.ClassificationServiceException.MissingConfiguration;
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.util.ServiceBaseImpl;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.attributes.AttributeService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -200,4 +202,11 @@ public class ClassificationServiceImpl extends ServiceBaseImpl
         return configuredReasons == null ? Collections.<ClassificationReason>emptyList() :
                 Collections.unmodifiableList(configuredReasons);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void addClassificationToDocument(ClassificationLevel classificationLevel, String classificationAuthority,
+                Set<ClassificationReason> classificationReasons, NodeRef document)
+    {
+        // TODO
+    }
 }