diff --git a/contracts/manage_hub/src/lib.rs b/contracts/manage_hub/src/lib.rs
index 083799f0..976fc3ec 100644
--- a/contracts/manage_hub/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/manage_hub/src/lib.rs
@@ -1329,6 +1329,11 @@ impl Contract {
     pub fn get_upgrade_config(env: Env) -> Result<UpgradeConfig, Error> {
         UpgradeModule::get_upgrade_config(env)
     }
+
+    /// Returns true if the upgrade system has been configured and enabled.
+    pub fn is_upgrade_enabled(env: Env) -> bool {
+        UpgradeModule::is_upgrade_enabled(env)
+    }
 }
 
 mod test;
diff --git a/contracts/manage_hub/src/upgrade.rs b/contracts/manage_hub/src/upgrade.rs
index a2f526ec..28ea8f52 100644
--- a/contracts/manage_hub/src/upgrade.rs
+++ b/contracts/manage_hub/src/upgrade.rs
@@ -351,6 +351,15 @@ impl UpgradeModule {
         Self::get_config(&env)
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if the upgrade system has been configured and enabled.
+    pub fn is_upgrade_enabled(env: Env) -> bool {
+        env.storage()
+            .instance()
+            .get::<DataKey, UpgradeConfig>(&DataKey::UpgradeConfig)
+            .map(|c| c.upgrades_enabled)
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Internal helpers
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------