diff --git a/auth/credentials/credentials.h b/auth/credentials/credentials.h
index 023386cd520..c3a048ecc8d 100644
--- a/auth/credentials/credentials.h
+++ b/auth/credentials/credentials.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ bool cli_credentials_set_old_utf16_password(struct cli_credentials *cred,
 					    const DATA_BLOB *password_utf16);
 void cli_credentials_set_password_will_be_nt_hash(struct cli_credentials *cred,
 						  bool val);
+bool cli_credentials_is_password_nt_hash(struct cli_credentials *cred);
 bool cli_credentials_set_nt_hash(struct cli_credentials *cred,
 				 const struct samr_Password *nt_hash,
 				 enum credentials_obtained obtained);
diff --git a/auth/credentials/credentials_ntlm.c b/auth/credentials/credentials_ntlm.c
index c6c4e96ecdd..38226453c4a 100644
--- a/auth/credentials/credentials_ntlm.c
+++ b/auth/credentials/credentials_ntlm.c
@@ -458,6 +458,11 @@ _PUBLIC_ void cli_credentials_set_password_will_be_nt_hash(struct cli_credential
 	cred->password_will_be_nt_hash = val;
 }
 
+_PUBLIC_ bool cli_credentials_is_password_nt_hash(struct cli_credentials *cred)
+{
+	return cred->password_will_be_nt_hash;
+}
+
 _PUBLIC_ bool cli_credentials_set_nt_hash(struct cli_credentials *cred,
 				 const struct samr_Password *nt_hash,
 				 enum credentials_obtained obtained)