diff --git a/server/TracyView.cpp b/server/TracyView.cpp
index ca9e33dd..af14f3cd 100644
--- a/server/TracyView.cpp
+++ b/server/TracyView.cpp
@@ -1288,4 +1288,9 @@ void View::HighlightThread( uint64_t thread )
     m_drawThreadHighlight = thread;
 }
 
+bool View::WasActive() const
+{
+    return m_worker.IsConnected();
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/server/TracyView.hpp b/server/TracyView.hpp
index 0be47b75..6567d570 100644
--- a/server/TracyView.hpp
+++ b/server/TracyView.hpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public:
     ~View();
 
     static bool Draw();
+    bool WasActive() const;
 
     void NotifyRootWindowSize( float w, float h ) { m_rootWidth = w; m_rootHeight = h; }
     void ViewSource( const char* fileName, int line );