diff --git a/static/cosmopolite.js b/static/cosmopolite.js
index 8500b5e..19eb11f 100644
--- a/static/cosmopolite.js
+++ b/static/cosmopolite.js
@@ -554,6 +554,16 @@ Cosmopolite.prototype.currentProfile = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @see https://www.cosmopolite.org/reference#isConnected
+ * @return {boolean}
+ * @const
+ */
+Cosmopolite.prototype.isConnected = function() {
+  return (this.channelState_ == Cosmopolite.ChannelState_.OPEN);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @see https://www.cosmopolite.org/reference#pin_method
  * @param {Cosmopolite.typeSubjectLoose} subject