diff --git a/occ_device.hpp b/occ_device.hpp
index a2b4e85..3f7dff4 100644
--- a/occ_device.hpp
+++ b/occ_device.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "occ_errors.hpp"
 #include "config.h"
 
-
 namespace open_power
 {
 namespace occ
@@ -61,6 +60,19 @@
            return write(unBindPath, config);
         }
 
+        /** @brief Returns if device is already bound.
+         *
+         *  On device bind, a soft link by the name $config
+         *  gets created in OCC_HWMON_PATH and gets removed
+         *  on unbind
+         *
+         *  @return true if bound, else false
+         */
+        inline bool bound() const
+        {
+            return fs::exists(OCC_HWMON_PATH + config);
+        }
+
         /** @brief Starts to monitor for errors */
         inline void addErrorWatch()
         {