diff --git a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/ContactManager.java b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/ContactManager.java
index b213044aa..f9a147d8d 100644
--- a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/ContactManager.java
+++ b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/contact/ContactManager.java
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ public interface ContactManager {
 	Collection<Pair<PendingContact, PendingContactState>> getPendingContacts()
 			throws DbException;
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the state of the given {@link PendingContact}.
+	 */
+	PendingContactState getPendingContactState(PendingContactId p);
+
 	/**
 	 * Removes a {@link PendingContact}.
 	 */
diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java
index 2ebd2848b..21b824766 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/contact/ContactManagerImpl.java
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ class ContactManagerImpl implements ContactManager, EventListener {
 		return pairs;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public PendingContactState getPendingContactState(PendingContactId p) {
+		return states.get(p);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void removePendingContact(PendingContactId p) throws DbException {
 		db.transaction(false, txn -> db.removePendingContact(txn, p));