diff --git a/src/gui_photon.c b/src/gui_photon.c
index 956c8e2..a4d00f7 100644
--- a/src/gui_photon.c
+++ b/src/gui_photon.c
@@ -2232,6 +2232,12 @@
     DRAW_END;
 }
 
+    int
+gui_mch_is_blinking(void)
+{
+    return blink_state != BLINK_NONE;
+}
+
     void
 gui_mch_set_blinking(long wait, long on, long off)
 {