diff --git a/include/spdk/thread.h b/include/spdk/thread.h
index ca895f673..deea20c30 100644
--- a/include/spdk/thread.h
+++ b/include/spdk/thread.h
@@ -232,6 +232,15 @@ void spdk_set_thread(struct spdk_thread *thread);
  */
 void spdk_thread_exit(struct spdk_thread *thread);
 
+/**
+ * Returns whether the thread is marked as exited.
+ *
+ * \param thread The thread to query.
+ *
+ * \return true if marked as exited, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool spdk_thread_is_exited(struct spdk_thread *thread);
+
 /**
  * Destroy a thread, releasing all of its resources. May only be called
  * on a thread previously marked as exited.
diff --git a/lib/thread/thread.c b/lib/thread/thread.c
index 0839615cd..78c1c1558 100644
--- a/lib/thread/thread.c
+++ b/lib/thread/thread.c
@@ -355,6 +355,12 @@ spdk_thread_exit(struct spdk_thread *thread)
 	thread->exit = true;
 }
 
+bool
+spdk_thread_is_exited(struct spdk_thread *thread)
+{
+	return thread->exit;
+}
+
 void
 spdk_thread_destroy(struct spdk_thread *thread)
 {