diff --git a/src/pulsecore/memblock.c b/src/pulsecore/memblock.c
index 2109d83ce..90494fb6f 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/memblock.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/memblock.c
@@ -497,6 +497,12 @@ int pa_mempool_get_shm_id(pa_mempool *p, uint32_t *id) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+int pa_mempool_is_shared(pa_mempool *p) {
+    assert(p);
+
+    return !!p->memory.shared;
+}
+
 /* For recieving blocks from other nodes */
 pa_memimport* pa_memimport_new(pa_mempool *p, pa_memimport_release_cb_t cb, void *userdata) {
     pa_memimport *i;
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/memblock.h b/src/pulsecore/memblock.h
index e63e1e0fe..70cd1b9e8 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/memblock.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/memblock.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ void pa_mempool_free(pa_mempool *p);
 const pa_mempool_stat* pa_mempool_get_stat(pa_mempool *p);
 void pa_mempool_vacuum(pa_mempool *p);
 int pa_mempool_get_shm_id(pa_mempool *p, uint32_t *id);
+int pa_mempool_is_shared(pa_mempool *p);
 
 /* For recieving blocks from other nodes */
 pa_memimport* pa_memimport_new(pa_mempool *p, pa_memimport_release_cb_t cb, void *userdata);