diff --git a/server/src/workflow-management/classes/Interpreter.ts b/server/src/workflow-management/classes/Interpreter.ts
index 4d2a9bba..890b0cf2 100644
--- a/server/src/workflow-management/classes/Interpreter.ts
+++ b/server/src/workflow-management/classes/Interpreter.ts
@@ -261,4 +261,12 @@ export class WorkflowInterpreter {
     return result;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns true if an interpretation is currently running.
+   * @returns {boolean}
+   */
+  public interpretationInProgress = () => {
+    return this.interpreter !== null;
+  };
+
 }