diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index 0bab47a..13fb653 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -341,6 +341,12 @@
     return channel;
 }
 
+    int
+has_any_channel(void)
+{
+    return first_channel != NULL;
+}
+
 /*
  * Called when the refcount of a channel is zero.
  * Return TRUE if "channel" has a callback and the associated job wasn't