diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariPoolMXBean.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariPoolMXBean.java
index bdc8a07a2..164c9bff8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariPoolMXBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariPoolMXBean.java
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ public interface HikariPoolMXBean
     */
    int getThreadsAwaitingConnection();
 
+   /**
+    * Returns whether the pool is currently suspended.
+    */
+   boolean isSuspended();
+
    /**
     * Evict currently idle connections from the pool, and mark active (in-use) connections for eviction when they are
     * returned to the pool.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
index acb77e633..d26f5f304 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/HikariPool.java
@@ -368,6 +368,13 @@ public int getThreadsAwaitingConnection()
       return connectionBag.getWaitingThreadCount();
    }
 
+   /** {@inheritDoc} */
+   @Override
+   public boolean isSuspended()
+   {
+      return poolState == POOL_SUSPENDED;
+   }
+
    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override
    public void softEvictConnections()