diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index b8ca30bb..01d48f7f 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ type Client interface {
 	// IsConnected returns a bool signifying whether
 	// the client is connected or not.
 	IsConnected() bool
+	// IsConnectionOpen return a bool signifying wether the client has an active
+	// connection to mqtt broker, i.e not in disconnected or reconnect mode
+	IsConnectionOpen() bool
 	// Connect will create a connection to the message broker, by default
 	// it will attempt to connect at v3.1.1 and auto retry at v3.1 if that
 	// fails
@@ -163,6 +166,21 @@ func (c *client) IsConnected() bool {
 	}
 }
 
+// IsConnectionOpen return a bool signifying whether the client has an active
+// connection to mqtt broker, i.e not in disconnected or reconnect mode
+func (c *client) IsConnectionOpen() bool {
+	c.RLock()
+	defer c.RUnlock()
+	status := atomic.LoadUint32(&c.status)
+	switch {
+	case status == connected:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+
 func (c *client) connectionStatus() uint32 {
 	c.RLock()
 	defer c.RUnlock()
diff --git a/unit_client_test.go b/unit_client_test.go
index 0a57c6b8..104037e0 100644
--- a/unit_client_test.go
+++ b/unit_client_test.go
@@ -77,3 +77,31 @@ func Test_NewClient_optionsReader(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func Test_isConnection(t *testing.T) {
+	ops := NewClientOptions()
+	c := NewClient(ops)
+
+	c.(*client).setConnected(connected)
+	if !c.IsConnectionOpen() {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_isConnectionOpenNegative(t *testing.T) {
+	ops := NewClientOptions()
+	c := NewClient(ops)
+
+	c.(*client).setConnected(reconnecting)
+	if c.IsConnectionOpen() {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	c.(*client).setConnected(connecting)
+	if c.IsConnectionOpen() {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	c.(*client).setConnected(disconnected)
+	if c.IsConnectionOpen() {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+}
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