diff --git a/python_payload/st3m/ui/view.py b/python_payload/st3m/ui/view.py
index 5e2f3cf09266202cf7cb26cb6f5477f36e96134b..31dbb2e7386843326c4d96701f61c7c947f2d408 100644
--- a/python_payload/st3m/ui/view.py
+++ b/python_payload/st3m/ui/view.py
@@ -258,3 +258,9 @@ class ViewManager(Responder):
             return self._incoming.show_icons()
         else:
             return True
+
+    def is_active(self, view: View) -> bool:
+        """
+        Returns true if the passed view is currently the active one.
+        """
+        return self._incoming == view