diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 4b6184b7656115c473095659b05991b1e12a1fd5..d8a31242b640266ea510cc47d28092ae94b4e475 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ static inline int monitor_ctrl_mode(const Monitor *mon)
     return (mon->flags & MONITOR_USE_CONTROL);
 }
 
+/* Return non-zero iff we have a current monitor, and it is in QMP mode.  */
+int monitor_cur_is_qmp(void)
+{
+    return cur_mon && monitor_ctrl_mode(cur_mon);
+}
+
 static void monitor_read_command(Monitor *mon, int show_prompt)
 {
     if (!mon->rs)
diff --git a/monitor.h b/monitor.h
index dbb7becba91d6289f47135492fcfecf1bf064368..bd4ae34d48d354adf7ecee35283f79157f2ef67f 100644
--- a/monitor.h
+++ b/monitor.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ typedef enum MonitorEvent {
     QEVENT_MAX,
 } MonitorEvent;
 
+int monitor_cur_is_qmp(void);
+
 void monitor_protocol_event(MonitorEvent event, QObject *data);
 void monitor_init(CharDriverState *chr, int flags);