diff --git a/src/conn/mod.rs b/src/conn/mod.rs
index 9188941..741e7a8 100644
--- a/src/conn/mod.rs
+++ b/src/conn/mod.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ impl Conn {
         self.inner.id
     }
 
+    /// Returns the disconnected state of the connection.
+    pub fn is_disconnected(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.disconnected
+    }
+
     /// Returns the ID generated by a query (usually `INSERT`) on a table with a column having the
     /// `AUTO_INCREMENT` attribute. Returns `None` if there was no previous query on the connection
     /// or if the query did not update an AUTO_INCREMENT value.