diff --git a/src/NetMQ/NetMQQueue.cs b/src/NetMQ/NetMQQueue.cs
index e89035e53..f68e96e5a 100644
--- a/src/NetMQ/NetMQQueue.cs
+++ b/src/NetMQ/NetMQQueue.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ public event EventHandler<NetMQQueueEventArgs<T>> ReceiveReady
         /// </summary>
         public int Count => m_queue.Count;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value that indicates whether the queue is empty.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsEmpty => m_queue.IsEmpty;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Try to dequeue an item from the queue. Dequeueing and item is not thread safe.
         /// </summary>