diff --git a/uloop.c b/uloop.c
index 1c5bcee..26fef32 100644
--- a/uloop.c
+++ b/uloop.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static bool do_sigchld = false;
 
 static struct uloop_fd_event cur_fds[ULOOP_MAX_EVENTS];
 static int cur_fd, cur_nfds;
+static int uloop_run_depth = 0;
 
 int uloop_fd_add(struct uloop_fd *sock, unsigned int flags);
 
@@ -514,16 +515,20 @@ static void uloop_clear_processes(void)
 		uloop_process_delete(p);
 }
 
+bool uloop_cancelling(void)
+{
+	return uloop_run_depth > 0 && uloop_cancelled;
+}
+
 int uloop_run(void)
 {
-	static int recursive_calls = 0;
 	struct timeval tv;
 
 	/*
 	 * Handlers are only updated for the first call to uloop_run() (and restored
 	 * when this call is done).
 	 */
-	if (!recursive_calls++)
+	if (!uloop_run_depth++)
 		uloop_setup_signals(true);
 
 	uloop_status = 0;
@@ -543,7 +548,7 @@ int uloop_run(void)
 		uloop_run_events(uloop_get_next_timeout(&tv));
 	}
 
-	if (!--recursive_calls)
+	if (!--uloop_run_depth)
 		uloop_setup_signals(false);
 
 	return uloop_status;
diff --git a/uloop.h b/uloop.h
index 2f1eb4c..5ab9a5f 100644
--- a/uloop.h
+++ b/uloop.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ int uloop_timeout_remaining(struct uloop_timeout *timeout);
 int uloop_process_add(struct uloop_process *p);
 int uloop_process_delete(struct uloop_process *p);
 
+bool uloop_cancelling(void);
+
 static inline void uloop_end(void)
 {
 	uloop_cancelled = true;