diff --git a/src/ds323x/status.rs b/src/ds323x/status.rs
index 4f9a73e..ba099dc 100644
--- a/src/ds323x/status.rs
+++ b/src/ds323x/status.rs
@@ -13,4 +13,11 @@ where
         let status = self.iface.read_register(Register::STATUS)?;
         Ok((status & BitFlags::BUSY) != 0)
     }
+
+    /// Read whether the oscillator is stopped or has been stopped at
+    /// some point.
+    pub fn has_been_stopped(&mut self) -> Result<bool, Error<E>> {
+        let status = self.iface.read_register(Register::STATUS)?;
+        Ok((status & BitFlags::OSC_STOP) != 0)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a43ee01..70e186a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ impl BitFlags {
     const CENTURY    : u8 = 0b1000_0000;
     const EOSC       : u8 = 0b1000_0000;
     const BUSY       : u8 = 0b0000_0100;
+    const OSC_STOP   : u8 = 0b1000_0000;
 }
 
 const DEVICE_ADDRESS: u8 = 0b110_1000;
diff --git a/tests/common/mod.rs b/tests/common/mod.rs
index 9911e8e..3efd4da 100644
--- a/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub struct BitFlags;
 impl BitFlags {
     pub const EOSC       : u8 = 0b1000_0000;
     pub const BUSY       : u8 = 0b0000_0100;
+    pub const OSC_STOP   : u8 = 0b1000_0000;
 }
 
 pub struct DummyOutputPin;
diff --git a/tests/status.rs b/tests/status.rs
index 7652c50..16d86eb 100644
--- a/tests/status.rs
+++ b/tests/status.rs
@@ -8,5 +8,8 @@ use common::{ DEVICE_ADDRESS as DEV_ADDR, Register, new_ds3231,
               new_ds3232, new_ds3234, destroy_ds3231, destroy_ds3232,
               destroy_ds3234, BitFlags as BF };
 
-get_param_test!(is_busy,     is_busy, STATUS, true, 0xFF);
-get_param_test!(is_not_busy, is_busy, STATUS, false, 0xFF & !BF::BUSY);
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+get_param_test!(is_busy,     is_busy, STATUS, true,  0xFF);
+get_param_test!(is_not_busy, is_busy, STATUS, false, 0xFF & !BF::BUSY);
+
+get_param_test!(stopped,     has_been_stopped, STATUS, true,  0xFF);
+get_param_test!(not_stopped, has_been_stopped, STATUS, false, 0xFF & !BF::OSC_STOP);
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