diff --git a/chains/manager.go b/chains/manager.go
index 78470b4..2751250 100644
--- a/chains/manager.go
+++ b/chains/manager.go
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ type Manager interface {
 	// Add an alias to a chain
 	Alias(ids.ID, string) error
 
+	// Returns true iff the chain with the given ID exists and is finished bootstrapping
+	IsBootstrapped(ids.ID) bool
+
 	Shutdown()
 }
 
@@ -114,6 +117,10 @@ type manager struct {
 	keystore        *keystore.Keystore
 	sharedMemory    *atomic.SharedMemory
 
+	// Key: Chain's ID
+	// Value: The chain
+	chains map[[32]byte]common.Engine
+
 	unblocked     bool
 	blockedChains []ChainParameters
 }
@@ -165,6 +172,7 @@ func New(
 		server:          server,
 		keystore:        keystore,
 		sharedMemory:    sharedMemory,
+		chains:          make(map[[32]byte]common.Engine),
 	}
 	m.Initialize()
 	return m
@@ -454,7 +462,7 @@ func (m *manager) createAvalancheChain(
 			eng:       &engine,
 		})
 	}
-
+	m.chains[ctx.ChainID.Key()] = &engine
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -546,9 +554,17 @@ func (m *manager) createSnowmanChain(
 			eng:       &engine,
 		})
 	}
+	m.chains[ctx.ChainID.Key()] = &engine
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *manager) IsBootstrapped(id ids.ID) bool {
+	if chain, exists := m.chains[id.Key()]; exists && chain.IsBootstrapped() {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // Shutdown stops all the chains
 func (m *manager) Shutdown() { m.chainRouter.Shutdown() }
 
diff --git a/snow/engine/avalanche/transitive.go b/snow/engine/avalanche/transitive.go
index 7412276..de714c7 100644
--- a/snow/engine/avalanche/transitive.go
+++ b/snow/engine/avalanche/transitive.go
@@ -521,3 +521,8 @@ func (t *Transitive) sendRequest(vdr ids.ShortID, vtxID ids.ID) {
 
 	t.numVtxRequests.Set(float64(t.vtxReqs.Len())) // Tracks performance statistics
 }
+
+// IsBootstrapped returns true iff this chain is done bootstrapping
+func (t *Transitive) IsBootstrapped() bool {
+	return t.bootstrapped
+}
diff --git a/snow/engine/common/engine.go b/snow/engine/common/engine.go
index 3be916d..7ca5622 100644
--- a/snow/engine/common/engine.go
+++ b/snow/engine/common/engine.go
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ type Engine interface {
 
 	// Return the context of the chain this engine is working on
 	Context() *snow.Context
+
+	// Returns true iff the chain is done bootstrapping
+	IsBootstrapped() bool
 }
 
 // Handler defines the functions that are acted on the node
diff --git a/snow/engine/common/test_engine.go b/snow/engine/common/test_engine.go
index cf63df8..6e41dce 100644
--- a/snow/engine/common/test_engine.go
+++ b/snow/engine/common/test_engine.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 type EngineTest struct {
 	T *testing.T
 
+	Bootstrapped,
 	CantStartup,
 	CantGossip,
 	CantShutdown,
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ var _ Engine = &EngineTest{}
 
 // Default ...
 func (e *EngineTest) Default(cant bool) {
+	e.Bootstrapped = cant
+
 	e.CantStartup = cant
 	e.CantGossip = cant
 	e.CantShutdown = cant
@@ -354,3 +357,8 @@ func (e *EngineTest) Chits(validatorID ids.ShortID, requestID uint32, containerI
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// IsBootstrapped ...
+func (e *EngineTest) IsBootstrapped() bool {
+	return e.Bootstrapped
+}
diff --git a/snow/engine/snowman/transitive.go b/snow/engine/snowman/transitive.go
index ab4a881..6b57a8f 100644
--- a/snow/engine/snowman/transitive.go
+++ b/snow/engine/snowman/transitive.go
@@ -647,3 +647,8 @@ func (t *Transitive) deliver(blk snowman.Block) error {
 	t.numBlockedBlk.Set(float64(t.pending.Len()))
 	return t.errs.Err
 }
+
+// IsBootstrapped returns true iff this chain is done bootstrapping
+func (t *Transitive) IsBootstrapped() bool {
+	return t.bootstrapped
+}