diff --git a/nano/secure/vote.cpp b/nano/secure/vote.cpp
index 28002f25f..296886634 100644
--- a/nano/secure/vote.cpp
+++ b/nano/secure/vote.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ std::chrono::milliseconds nano::vote::duration () const
 	return std::chrono::milliseconds{ 1u << (duration_bits () + 4) };
 }
 
+bool nano::vote::is_final () const
+{
+	return is_final_timestamp (timestamp_m);
+}
+
 void nano::vote::serialize_json (boost::property_tree::ptree & tree) const
 {
 	tree.put ("account", account.to_account ());
diff --git a/nano/secure/vote.hpp b/nano/secure/vote.hpp
index 7c29d5384..0737acf00 100644
--- a/nano/secure/vote.hpp
+++ b/nano/secure/vote.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
 	uint64_t timestamp () const;
 	uint8_t duration_bits () const;
 	std::chrono::milliseconds duration () const;
+	bool is_final () const;
 
 	static uint64_t constexpr timestamp_mask = { 0xffff'ffff'ffff'fff0ULL };
 	static nano::seconds_t constexpr timestamp_max = { 0xffff'ffff'ffff'fff0ULL };