diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/ProxyServer.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/ProxyServer.java
index f043b0c6..bbf999b2 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/ProxyServer.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/ProxyServer.java
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ public interface ProxyServer extends Audience {
    */
   void shutdown();
 
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the proxy is currently shutting down.
+   *
+   * @return {@code true} if the proxy is shutting down, {@code false} otherwise
+   */
+  boolean isShuttingDown();
+
   /**
    * Closes all listening endpoints for this server.
    * This includes the main minecraft listener and query channel.
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
index 45c228b3..abf2cf00 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
@@ -803,6 +803,11 @@ public class VelocityServer implements ProxyServer, ForwardingAudience {
   public VelocityChannelRegistrar getChannelRegistrar() {
     return channelRegistrar;
   }
+  
+  @Override
+  public boolean isShuttingDown() {
+    return shutdownInProgress.get();
+  }
 
   @Override
   public InetSocketAddress getBoundAddress() {