diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/NativeLibrary.java b/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/NativeLibrary.java
index d4f6d4cdf6..b2f4fc96c2 100644
--- a/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/NativeLibrary.java
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/NativeLibrary.java
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ public final class NativeLibrary
 	/** Stops emulation. */
 	public static native void StopEmulation();
 
+	/** Returns true if emulation is running (or is paused). */
+	public static native boolean IsRunning();
+
 	/**
 	 * Enables or disables CPU block profiling
 	 * @param enable
diff --git a/Source/Android/jni/MainAndroid.cpp b/Source/Android/jni/MainAndroid.cpp
index 39b9cfcac3..457b773acb 100644
--- a/Source/Android/jni/MainAndroid.cpp
+++ b/Source/Android/jni/MainAndroid.cpp
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_dolphinemu_dolphinemu_NativeLibrary_PauseEmulati
                                                                                    jobject obj);
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_dolphinemu_dolphinemu_NativeLibrary_StopEmulation(JNIEnv* env,
                                                                                   jobject obj);
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_org_dolphinemu_dolphinemu_NativeLibrary_IsRunning(JNIEnv* env,
+                                                                                  jobject obj);
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_org_dolphinemu_dolphinemu_NativeLibrary_onGamePadEvent(
     JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring jDevice, jint Button, jint Action);
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_dolphinemu_dolphinemu_NativeLibrary_onGamePadMoveEvent(
@@ -503,11 +505,19 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_dolphinemu_dolphinemu_NativeLibrary_StopEmulatio
   Core::Stop();
   s_update_main_frame_event.Set();  // Kick the waiting event
 }
+
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_org_dolphinemu_dolphinemu_NativeLibrary_IsRunning(JNIEnv* env,
+                                                                                  jobject obj)
+{
+  return Core::IsRunning();
+}
+
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_org_dolphinemu_dolphinemu_NativeLibrary_onGamePadEvent(
     JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring jDevice, jint Button, jint Action)
 {
   return ButtonManager::GamepadEvent(GetJString(env, jDevice), Button, Action);
 }
+
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_dolphinemu_dolphinemu_NativeLibrary_onGamePadMoveEvent(
     JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring jDevice, jint Axis, jfloat Value)
 {