diff --git a/network/tor/src/main/java/bisq/tor/process/NativeTorController.java b/network/tor/src/main/java/bisq/tor/process/NativeTorController.java
index 3f15313d67..b0126d7239 100644
--- a/network/tor/src/main/java/bisq/tor/process/NativeTorController.java
+++ b/network/tor/src/main/java/bisq/tor/process/NativeTorController.java
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ public TorControlConnection.CreateHiddenServiceResult createHiddenService(
         return result;
     }
 
+    public boolean isHiddenServiceAvailable(String onionUrl) {
+        try {
+            TorControlConnection controlConnection = torControlConnection.orElseThrow();
+            return controlConnection.isHSAvailable(onionUrl);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     public void waitUntilBootstrapped() {
         try {
             boolean isSuccess = isBootstrappedCountdownLatch.await(2, TimeUnit.MINUTES);