diff --git a/pipeline-model-definition/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/modeldefinition/actions/RestartDeclarativePipelineAction.java b/pipeline-model-definition/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/modeldefinition/actions/RestartDeclarativePipelineAction.java
index 62464465b..719f7df6b 100644
--- a/pipeline-model-definition/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/modeldefinition/actions/RestartDeclarativePipelineAction.java
+++ b/pipeline-model-definition/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/modeldefinition/actions/RestartDeclarativePipelineAction.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.pipeline.StageStatus;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.pipeline.modeldefinition.Utils;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.pipeline.modeldefinition.ast.ModelASTStage;
+import org.jenkinsci.plugins.pipeline.modeldefinition.ast.ModelASTStages;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.pipeline.modeldefinition.causes.RestartDeclarativePipelineCause;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsFlowExecution;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.flow.FlowExecution;
@@ -170,6 +171,30 @@ public List<String> getRestartableStages() {
         return stages;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether a stage is restartable.
+     * @param stageName the stage name
+     * @return true is restartable, false otherwise
+     */
+    public boolean isRestartable(String stageName) {
+        FlowExecution execution = getExecution();
+        if (execution != null) {
+            ExecutionModelAction execAction = run.getAction(ExecutionModelAction.class);
+            if (execAction != null) {
+                ModelASTStages stages = execAction.getStages();
+                if (stages != null) {
+                    for (ModelASTStage s : stages.getStages()) {
+                        if(s.getName().equals(stageName)) {
+                            return !Utils.stageHasStatusOf(s.getName(), execution,
+                                StageStatus.getSkippedForFailure(), StageStatus.getSkippedForUnstable());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public String getCheckUrl() {
         return Jenkins.get().getRootUrl() + run.getUrl() + getUrlName() + "/" + "checkStageName";
     }
diff --git a/pipeline-model-definition/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/modeldefinition/actions/RestartDeclarativePipelineActionTest.java b/pipeline-model-definition/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/modeldefinition/actions/RestartDeclarativePipelineActionTest.java
index 068c1f53e..38bcdf9e7 100644
--- a/pipeline-model-definition/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/modeldefinition/actions/RestartDeclarativePipelineActionTest.java
+++ b/pipeline-model-definition/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/modeldefinition/actions/RestartDeclarativePipelineActionTest.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
@@ -729,6 +730,53 @@ public void skippedParallelStagesMarkedNotExecuted() throws Exception {
         assertFalse(stageStatusPredicate("second-parallel", StageStatus.getFailedAndContinued()).apply(secondRunSecondParallelStart));
     }
 
+    @Issue("JENKINS-70808")
+    @Test
+    public void isRestartable() throws Exception {
+        WorkflowRun original = expect(Result.FAILURE, "restart", "isRestartable")
+            .logContains("This shouldn't show up on second run", "Odd numbered build, failing")
+            .logNotContains("This should only run on restart")
+            .go();
+
+        WorkflowJob p = original.getParent();
+
+        FlowExecution firstExecution = original.getExecution();
+        assertNotNull(firstExecution);
+        assertNotNull(firstExecution.getCauseOfFailure());
+
+        RestartDeclarativePipelineAction action = original.getAction(RestartDeclarativePipelineAction.class);
+        assertNotNull(action);
+        assertTrue(action.isRestartEnabled());
+        List<String> restartableStages = action.getRestartableStages();
+        assertThat(restartableStages, is(Arrays.asList("skip-on-restart", "restart")));
+        assertTrue(action.isRestartable("skip-on-restart"));
+        assertTrue(action.isRestartable("restart"));
+        assertFalse(action.isRestartable("post-restart"));
+
+        HtmlPage redirect = restartFromStageInUI(original, "restart");
+
+        assertNotNull(redirect);
+        assertEquals(p.getAbsoluteUrl(), redirect.getUrl().toString());
+
+        j.waitUntilNoActivity();
+        WorkflowRun b2 = p.getBuildByNumber(2);
+        assertNotNull(b2);
+        j.assertBuildStatusSuccess(b2);
+        j.assertLogContains("Even numbered build, success", b2);
+        j.assertLogContains("Now we're post-restart", b2);
+        j.assertLogNotContains("This shouldn't show up on second run", b2);
+
+        action = b2.getAction(RestartDeclarativePipelineAction.class);
+        assertNotNull(action);
+        assertTrue(action.isRestartEnabled());
+        restartableStages = action.getRestartableStages();
+        assertThat(restartableStages, is(Arrays.asList("skip-on-restart", "restart", "post-restart")));
+        assertTrue(action.isRestartable("skip-on-restart"));
+        assertTrue(action.isRestartable("restart"));
+        assertTrue(action.isRestartable("post-restart"));
+
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testDoRestartPipeline() throws Exception {
         String jobName = "simplePipeline";
diff --git a/pipeline-model-definition/src/test/resources/restart/isRestartable.groovy b/pipeline-model-definition/src/test/resources/restart/isRestartable.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27c935933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pipeline-model-definition/src/test/resources/restart/isRestartable.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, CloudBees, Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+pipeline {
+    agent any
+
+    stages {
+        stage('skip-on-restart') {
+            steps {
+                echo "This shouldn't show up on second run"
+            }
+        }
+        stage('restart') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    if (currentBuild.getNumber() % 2 == 1) {
+                        error("Odd numbered build, failing")
+                    } else {
+                        echo "Even numbered build, success"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        stage('post-restart') {
+            steps {
+                echo "Now we're post-restart"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}