diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/squareup/sdk/reader/react/AuthorizationModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/squareup/sdk/reader/react/AuthorizationModule.java
index 38b0fa91..fc5640b8 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/squareup/sdk/reader/react/AuthorizationModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/squareup/sdk/reader/react/AuthorizationModule.java
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ public void isAuthorized(Promise promise) {
         promise.resolve(ReaderSdk.authorizationManager().getAuthorizationState().isAuthorized());
     }
 
+    @ReactMethod
+    public void isAuthorizationInProgress(Promise promise) {
+        promise.resolve(ReaderSdk.authorizationManager().getAuthorizationState().isAuthorizationInProgress());
+    }
+
     @ReactMethod
     public void authorizedLocation(Promise promise) {
         if (ReaderSdk.authorizationManager().getAuthorizationState().isAuthorized()) {
diff --git a/docs/reference.md b/docs/reference.md
index 09553cc8..ace86043 100644
--- a/docs/reference.md
+++ b/docs/reference.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Method                                                    | Return Object
 [deauthorizeAsync](#deauthorizeasync)                     | void                              | Deauthorizes Reader SDK.
 [getAuthorizedLocationAsync](#getauthorizedlocationasync) | [Location](#location)             | Returns the currently authorized location
 [isAuthorizedAsync](#isauthorizedasync)                   | boolean                           | Verifies Reader SDK is currently authorized for payment collection.
+[isAuthorizationInProgressAsync](#isAuthorizationInProgressAsync)                   | boolean                           | Verifies Reader SDK is currently authorizing.
 [startCheckoutAsync](#startcheckoutasync)                 | [CheckoutResult](#checkoutresult) | Begins the checkout workflow.
 [startReaderSettingsAsync](#startreadersettingsasync)     | void                              | Starts the Reader settings flow for connecting Square Reader
 
@@ -186,6 +187,31 @@ if (await isAuthorizedAsync()) {
 ```
 
 
+---
+
+### isAuthorizationInProgressAsync
+
+Used to determine if Reader SDK is currently authorizing.
+
+* **On success**: returns `true` if the sdk is currently authorizing, `false` otherwise.
+* **On failure**: throws [`USAGE_ERROR`](#e1).
+
+
+#### Example usage
+
+```javascript
+import { isAuthorizationInProgressAsync } from 'react-native-square-reader-sdk';
+...
+if (await isAuthorizationInProgressAsync()) {
+
+  // The reader is currently authorizing, don't try to authorize again
+
+} else {
+  Alert.alert('Unable to authorize again', 'Reader SDK is already authorizing.');
+}
+```
+
+
 ---
 
 ### startCheckoutAsync
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a4f0bc9d..5042f9fb 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ export async function isAuthorizedAsync() {
   }
 }
 
+export async function isAuthorizationInProgressAsync() {
+  try {
+    return await RNReaderSDKAuthorization.isAuthorizationInProgress();
+  } catch (ex) {
+    throw createReaderSDKError(ex);
+  }
+}
+
 export async function canDeauthorizeAsync() {
   try {
     return await RNReaderSDKAuthorization.canDeauthorize();
diff --git a/ios/RNReaderSDKAuthorization.m b/ios/RNReaderSDKAuthorization.m
index ef5ba542..839b7f20 100644
--- a/ios/RNReaderSDKAuthorization.m
+++ b/ios/RNReaderSDKAuthorization.m
@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ @implementation RNReaderSDKAuthorization
     });
 }
 
+RCT_REMAP_METHOD(isAuthorizationInProgress,
+                 isAuthorizationInProgressWithResolver
+                 : (RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
+                 rejecter
+                 : (RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
+{
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        resolve(@(SQRDReaderSDK.sharedSDK.isAuthorizationInProgress));
+    });
+}
+
 RCT_REMAP_METHOD(authorizedLocation,
                  authorizedLocationWithResolver
                  : (RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve