diff --git a/lte/alt1250/alt1250_daemon.h b/lte/alt1250/alt1250_daemon.h
index 7168877c17..92d85acfa2 100644
--- a/lte/alt1250/alt1250_daemon.h
+++ b/lte/alt1250/alt1250_daemon.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ struct alt1250_s
 #ifdef CONFIG_LTE_ALT1250_ENABLE_HIBERNATION_MODE
 int alt1250_set_api_enable(FAR struct alt1250_s *dev, bool enable);
 int alt1250_count_opened_sockets(FAR struct alt1250_s *dev);
+int alt1250_is_api_in_progress(FAR struct alt1250_s *dev);
 #endif
 
 #endif  /* __LTE_ALT1250_ALT1250_DAEMON_H__ */
diff --git a/lte/alt1250/alt1250_main.c b/lte/alt1250/alt1250_main.c
index 0f03246714..09f6bb71f8 100644
--- a/lte/alt1250/alt1250_main.c
+++ b/lte/alt1250/alt1250_main.c
@@ -306,4 +306,14 @@ int alt1250_count_opened_sockets(FAR struct alt1250_s *dev)
 
   return ret;
 }
+
+int alt1250_is_api_in_progress(FAR struct alt1250_s *dev)
+{
+  if (!dev)
+    {
+      return ERROR;
+    }
+
+  return dev->is_usockrcvd ? 1 : 0;
+}
 #endif