diff --git a/src/servers/app/MultiLocker.h b/src/servers/app/MultiLocker.h
index b300b1d338..3938063d0d 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/MultiLocker.h
+++ b/src/servers/app/MultiLocker.h
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ class AutoWriteLocker {
 			fLock.WriteLock();
 		}
 
+		bool IsLocked() const
+		{
+			return fLock.IsWriteLocked();
+		}
+
 		~AutoWriteLocker()
 		{
 			fLock.WriteUnlock();