diff --git a/contracts/token/src/lib.rs b/contracts/token/src/lib.rs
index 49b1e981..fb000434 100644
--- a/contracts/token/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/token/src/lib.rs
@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ impl BcForgeToken {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Returns whether the contract is currently paused.
+    pub fn is_paused(env: Env) -> bool {
+        Self::panic_on_err(&env, Self::ensure_initialized(&env));
+        bc_forge_lifecycle::is_paused(&env)
+    }
+
     /// Upgrades the contract's executable to `new_wasm_hash`.
     ///
     /// Gated to `Role::SuperAdmin` (or `Role::Admin`, which is a superset of
diff --git a/sdk/src/client.ts b/sdk/src/client.ts
index b9783a14..fb5a3a60 100644
--- a/sdk/src/client.ts
+++ b/sdk/src/client.ts
@@ -419,6 +419,16 @@ export class bcForgeClient {
     return this.invokeContract('unpause', [], source);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check if the token contract is currently paused.
+   *
+   * @returns True if the contract is paused, false otherwise.
+   */
+  async isPaused(): Promise<boolean> {
+    const result = await this.queryContract('is_paused', []);
+    return scValToNative(result) as boolean;
+  }
+
   // ─── Offline Transaction Builders ──────────────────────────────────────────
 
   /**