diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index ef38deddc5..8cd8fb83a5 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -29239,6 +29239,16 @@ virDomainObjGetState(virDomainObj *dom, int *reason)
 }
 
 
+bool
+virDomainObjIsFailedPostcopy(virDomainObj *dom)
+{
+    return ((dom->state.state == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED &&
+             dom->state.reason == VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_POSTCOPY_FAILED) ||
+            (dom->state.state == VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING &&
+             dom->state.reason == VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING_POSTCOPY_FAILED));
+}
+
+
 void
 virDomainObjSetState(virDomainObj *dom, virDomainState state, int reason)
 {
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index e7e0f24443..da85c6ecd4 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -3886,6 +3886,10 @@ virDomainState
 virDomainObjGetState(virDomainObj *obj, int *reason)
         ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
 
+bool
+virDomainObjIsFailedPostcopy(virDomainObj *obj)
+        ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
+
 virSecurityLabelDef *
 virDomainDefGetSecurityLabelDef(const virDomainDef *def, const char *model);
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index bfedd85326..0c6dd4fa49 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ virDomainObjGetOneDef;
 virDomainObjGetOneDefState;
 virDomainObjGetPersistentDef;
 virDomainObjGetState;
+virDomainObjIsFailedPostcopy;
 virDomainObjNew;
 virDomainObjParseFile;
 virDomainObjParseNode;