diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fac39c3..1a8c6ab 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	- IPv6 support
 	- Old style SSL support
 	- New API xmpp_uuid_gen()
+	- New API xmpp_conn_is_secured()
 
 0.8.8
 	- XML namespace support
diff --git a/examples/basic.c b/examples/basic.c
index ff17799..8c0f3a4 100644
--- a/examples/basic.c
+++ b/examples/basic.c
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@ void conn_handler(xmpp_conn_t * const conn, const xmpp_conn_event_t status,
                   void * const userdata)
 {
     xmpp_ctx_t *ctx = (xmpp_ctx_t *)userdata;
+    int secured;
 
     if (status == XMPP_CONN_CONNECT) {
         fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: connected\n");
+        secured = xmpp_conn_is_secured(conn);
+        fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: connection is %s.\n",
+                secured ? "secured" : "NOT secured");
         xmpp_disconnect(conn);
     }
     else {
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     /* create a connection */
     conn = xmpp_conn_new(ctx);
 
-    /* configure connection properties */
+    /* configure connection properties (optional) */
     if (opt_disable_tls)
         xmpp_conn_disable_tls(conn);
     if (opt_old_ssl)
diff --git a/src/conn.c b/src/conn.c
index a26adb3..15b0662 100644
--- a/src/conn.c
+++ b/src/conn.c
@@ -788,6 +788,12 @@ void xmpp_conn_set_old_style_ssl(xmpp_conn_t * const conn)
     conn->tls_is_old_ssl = 1;
 }
 
+/** Returns whether TLS session is established or not. */
+int xmpp_conn_is_secured(xmpp_conn_t * const conn)
+{
+    return conn->secured && !conn->tls_failed ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
 static void _log_open_tag(xmpp_conn_t *conn, char **attrs)
 {
     char buf[4096];
diff --git a/strophe.h b/strophe.h
index cebd234..5d1d7d7 100644
--- a/strophe.h
+++ b/strophe.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ void xmpp_conn_set_pass(xmpp_conn_t * const conn, const char * const pass);
 xmpp_ctx_t* xmpp_conn_get_context(xmpp_conn_t * const conn);
 void xmpp_conn_disable_tls(xmpp_conn_t * const conn);
 void xmpp_conn_set_old_style_ssl(xmpp_conn_t * const conn);
+int xmpp_conn_is_secured(xmpp_conn_t * const conn);
 
 int xmpp_connect_client(xmpp_conn_t * const conn, 
 			  const char * const altdomain,