diff --git a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/planner/limiting/entities/LimitingResourceQueueElement.java b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/planner/limiting/entities/LimitingResourceQueueElement.java
index 5b5dd05f3..b430be1d4 100644
--- a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/planner/limiting/entities/LimitingResourceQueueElement.java
+++ b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/planner/limiting/entities/LimitingResourceQueueElement.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ package org.navalplanner.business.planner.limiting.entities;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import org.navalplanner.business.planner.entities.ResourceAllocation;
 import org.navalplanner.business.planner.entities.SpecificResourceAllocation;
 import org.navalplanner.business.resources.entities.Criterion;
 import org.navalplanner.business.resources.entities.LimitingResourceQueue;
+import org.navalplanner.business.resources.entities.LimitingResourceQueueElementComparator;
 import org.navalplanner.business.resources.entities.Resource;
 
 /**
@@ -49,6 +51,10 @@ import org.navalplanner.business.resources.entities.Resource;
  */
 public class LimitingResourceQueueElement extends BaseEntity {
 
+    public static Comparator<LimitingResourceQueueElement> byStartTimeComparator() {
+        return new LimitingResourceQueueElementComparator();
+    }
+
     private ResourceAllocation<?> resourceAllocation;
 
     private LimitingResourceQueue limitingResourceQueue;
diff --git a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/LimitingResourceQueue.java b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/LimitingResourceQueue.java
index bb215d70f..dbcddd6e8 100644
--- a/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/LimitingResourceQueue.java
+++ b/navalplanner-business/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/business/resources/entities/LimitingResourceQueue.java
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ import java.util.TreeSet;
 import org.navalplanner.business.common.BaseEntity;
 import org.navalplanner.business.planner.limiting.entities.DateAndHour;
 import org.navalplanner.business.planner.limiting.entities.Gap;
+import org.navalplanner.business.planner.limiting.entities.Gap.GapOnQueue;
 import org.navalplanner.business.planner.limiting.entities.InsertionRequirements;
 import org.navalplanner.business.planner.limiting.entities.LimitingResourceQueueElement;
-import org.navalplanner.business.planner.limiting.entities.Gap.GapOnQueue;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -115,4 +115,14 @@ public class LimitingResourceQueue extends BaseEntity {
         return result;
     }
 
+    public List<LimitingResourceQueueElement> getElementsAfter(
+            LimitingResourceQueueElement element) {
+        List<LimitingResourceQueueElement> queueElements = new ArrayList<LimitingResourceQueueElement>(
+                        limitingResourceQueueElements);
+        int position = Collections.binarySearch(queueElements, element,
+                LimitingResourceQueueElement.byStartTimeComparator());
+        assert position >= 0 : "the element must be in the list";
+        return queueElements.subList(position + 1, queueElements.size());
+    }
+
 }