diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/state.nim b/nimbus/vm2/state.nim
index 8f0b9e62f..cfd3b1f10 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/state.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/state.nim
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ proc enableTracing*(vmState: BaseVMState) =
 proc disableTracing*(vmState: BaseVMState) =
   vmState.tracer.flags.excl EnableTracing
 
+func tracingEnabled*(vmState: BaseVMState): bool =
+  EnableTracing in vmState.tracer.flags
+
 iterator tracedAccounts*(vmState: BaseVMState): EthAddress =
   for acc in vmState.tracer.accounts:
     yield acc
diff --git a/nimbus/vm_state.nim b/nimbus/vm_state.nim
index 2848019c5..cd48070ed 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm_state.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm_state.nim
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export
   vms.difficulty,
   vms.disableTracing,
   vms.enableTracing,
+  vms.tracingEnabled,
   vms.baseFee,
   vms.generateWitness,
   vms.`generateWitness=`,