diff --git a/absl/log/initialize.cc b/absl/log/initialize.cc
index ef5d31469a9..79c43b8ea87 100644
--- a/absl/log/initialize.cc
+++ b/absl/log/initialize.cc
@@ -34,5 +34,9 @@ void InitializeLogImpl(absl::TimeZone time_zone) {
 
 void InitializeLog() { InitializeLogImpl(absl::LocalTimeZone()); }
 
+bool LogIsInitialized() {
+  return absl::log_internal::IsInitialized();
+}
+
 ABSL_NAMESPACE_END
 }  // namespace absl
diff --git a/absl/log/initialize.h b/absl/log/initialize.h
index f600eb606c7..df24746d025 100644
--- a/absl/log/initialize.h
+++ b/absl/log/initialize.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 //
 // There is no corresponding function to shut down the logging library.
 void InitializeLog();
+bool LogIsInitialized();
 
 ABSL_NAMESPACE_END
 }  // namespace absl