diff --git a/vpd-tool/include/tool_utils.hpp b/vpd-tool/include/tool_utils.hpp
index 97359c9..d4bde8a 100644
--- a/vpd-tool/include/tool_utils.hpp
+++ b/vpd-tool/include/tool_utils.hpp
@@ -868,5 +868,40 @@
     return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief API to check if a D-Bus service is running or not.
+ *
+ * Any failure in calling the method "NameHasOwner" implies that the service
+ * is not in a running state. Hence the API returns false in case of any
+ * exception as well.
+ *
+ * @param[in] i_serviceName - D-Bus service name whose status is to be
+ * checked.
+ * @return bool - True if the service is running, false otherwise.
+ */
+inline bool isServiceRunning(const std::string& i_serviceName) noexcept
+{
+    bool l_retVal = false;
+
+    try
+    {
+        auto l_bus = sdbusplus::bus::new_default();
+        auto l_method = l_bus.new_method_call(
+            constants::dbusService, constants::dbusObjectPath,
+            constants::dbusInterface, "NameHasOwner");
+        l_method.append(i_serviceName);
+
+        l_bus.call(l_method).read(l_retVal);
+    }
+    catch (const sdbusplus::exception::SdBusError& l_ex)
+    {
+        std::cout << "Call to check service status failed with exception: " +
+                         std::string(l_ex.what())
+                  << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    return l_retVal;
+}
+
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace vpd