diff --git a/openbox/keyboard.c b/openbox/keyboard.c
index 7a74b427..14994213 100644
--- a/openbox/keyboard.c
+++ b/openbox/keyboard.c
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ gboolean keyboard_bind(GList *keylist, ObAction *action)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+gboolean keyboard_interactive_grab_in_progress()
+{
+    return interactive_states != NULL;
+}
+
 void keyboard_interactive_grab(guint state, ObClient *client,
                                ObAction *action)
 {
diff --git a/openbox/keyboard.h b/openbox/keyboard.h
index be181bd7..6ea1881d 100644
--- a/openbox/keyboard.h
+++ b/openbox/keyboard.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void keyboard_interactive_grab(guint state, struct _ObClient *client,
                                struct _ObAction *action);
 gboolean keyboard_process_interactive_grab(const XEvent *e,
                                            struct _ObClient **client);
+gboolean keyboard_interactive_grab_in_progress();
 
 void keyboard_grab_for_client(struct _ObClient *c, gboolean grab);