diff --git a/lib/thread.c b/lib/thread.c
index 835aa38115..71d7798af5 100644
--- a/lib/thread.c
+++ b/lib/thread.c
@@ -2059,3 +2059,11 @@ void debug_signals(const sigset_t *sigs)
 
 	zlog_debug("%s: %s", __func__, buf);
 }
+
+bool thread_is_scheduled(struct thread *thread)
+{
+	if (thread == NULL)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/lib/thread.h b/lib/thread.h
index abd94ff4f0..c5f0ffbf77 100644
--- a/lib/thread.h
+++ b/lib/thread.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ extern pthread_key_t thread_current;
 extern char *thread_timer_to_hhmmss(char *buf, int buf_size,
 		struct thread *t_timer);
 
+extern bool thread_is_scheduled(struct thread *thread);
 /* Debug signal mask */
 void debug_signals(const sigset_t *sigs);