diff --git a/src/vppinfra/mem_mheap.c b/src/vppinfra/mem_mheap.c
index 4077bf2..3046bd2 100644
--- a/src/vppinfra/mem_mheap.c
+++ b/src/vppinfra/mem_mheap.c
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@
   mheap_trace (clib_mem_get_heap (), enable);
 }
 
+int
+clib_mem_is_traced (void)
+{
+  return mheap_is_traced (clib_mem_get_heap ());
+}
+
 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
  *