diff --git a/components/esp_rainmaker/include/esp_rmaker_core.h b/components/esp_rainmaker/include/esp_rmaker_core.h
index 66c1ec8..45b462e 100644
--- a/components/esp_rainmaker/include/esp_rmaker_core.h
+++ b/components/esp_rainmaker/include/esp_rmaker_core.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ typedef enum {
      * Associated data is the NULL terminated user id.
      */
     RMAKER_EVENT_USER_NODE_MAPPING_DONE,
+    /** Local control started. Associated data is the NULL terminated Service Name */
+    RMAKER_EVENT_LOCAL_CTRL_STARTED,
 } esp_rmaker_event_t;
 
 /** ESP RainMaker Node information */
@@ -377,7 +379,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_rmaker_node_deinit(const esp_rmaker_node_t *node);
 const esp_rmaker_node_t *esp_rmaker_get_node(void);
 
 /** Get Node Id
- * 
+ *
  * Returns pointer to the NULL terminated Node ID string.
  *
  * @return Pointer to a NULL terminated Node ID string.
@@ -541,7 +543,7 @@ esp_rmaker_device_t *esp_rmaker_node_get_device_by_name(const esp_rmaker_node_t
  * @note Device attributes are reported only once after a boot-up as part of the node
  * configuration.
  * Eg. Serial Number
- * 
+ *
  * @param[in] device Device handle.
  * @param[in] attr_name Name of the attribute.
  * @param[in] val Value of the attribute.
@@ -852,6 +854,13 @@ esp_err_t esp_rmaker_timezone_service_enable(void);
  */
 esp_err_t esp_rmaker_system_service_enable(esp_rmaker_system_serv_config_t *config);
 
+/**
+ * Check if local_ctrl service has started
+ *
+ * @return true if service has started
+ * @return false if the service has not started
+ */
+bool esp_rmaker_local_ctrl_service_started(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/components/esp_rainmaker/src/core/esp_rmaker_local_ctrl.c b/components/esp_rainmaker/src/core/esp_rmaker_local_ctrl.c
index 5f18d77..f087cf7 100644
--- a/components/esp_rainmaker/src/core/esp_rmaker_local_ctrl.c
+++ b/components/esp_rainmaker/src/core/esp_rmaker_local_ctrl.c
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ enum property_flags {
     PROP_FLAG_READONLY = (1 << 0)
 };
 
+static bool g_local_ctrl_is_started = false;
+
 static char *g_serv_name;
 static bool wait_for_wifi_prov;
 /********* Handler functions for responding to control requests / commands *********/
@@ -322,6 +324,10 @@ static esp_err_t __esp_rmaker_start_local_ctrl_service(const char *serv_name)
     /* Now register the properties */
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_local_ctrl_add_property(&node_config));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_local_ctrl_add_property(&node_params));
+
+    /* update the global status */
+    g_local_ctrl_is_started = true;
+    esp_rmaker_post_event(RMAKER_EVENT_LOCAL_CTRL_STARTED, serv_name, strlen(serv_name) + 1);
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
@@ -352,6 +358,11 @@ static void esp_rmaker_local_ctrl_prov_event_handler(void* arg, esp_event_base_t
     }
 }
 
+bool esp_rmaker_local_ctrl_service_started(void)
+{
+    return g_local_ctrl_is_started;
+}
+
 esp_err_t esp_rmaker_init_local_ctrl_service(void)
 {
     /* ESP Local Control uses protocomm_httpd, which is also used by SoftAP Provisioning.