diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/thread.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/thread.c
index d37b2a10b..ef783bbe3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/thread.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/thread.c
@@ -34,9 +34,15 @@ int nvgpu_thread_create(struct nvgpu_thread *thread,
 void nvgpu_thread_stop(struct nvgpu_thread *thread)
 {
 	kthread_stop(thread->task);
+	thread->task = NULL;
 };
 
 bool nvgpu_thread_should_stop(struct nvgpu_thread *thread)
 {
 	return kthread_should_stop();
 };
+
+bool nvgpu_thread_is_running(struct nvgpu_thread *thread)
+{
+	return thread->task != NULL;
+};
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/thread.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/thread.h
index 81dac7ca2..1e946119e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/thread.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/thread.h
@@ -59,4 +59,13 @@ void nvgpu_thread_stop(struct nvgpu_thread *thread);
  */
 bool nvgpu_thread_should_stop(struct nvgpu_thread *thread);
 
+/**
+ * nvgpu_thread_is_running - Query if thread is running
+ *
+ * @thread
+ *
+ * Return true if thread is started.
+ */
+bool nvgpu_thread_is_running(struct nvgpu_thread *thread);
+
 #endif /* __NVGPU_THREAD_H__ */