diff --git a/scope.go b/scope.go
index c7f9f60..ae38f92 100644
--- a/scope.go
+++ b/scope.go
@@ -80,3 +80,11 @@ func (s *Scope) FreeAll() {
 		Free(pointer)
 	}
 }
+
+// IsFreed reports whether FreeAll has been called.
+func (s *Scope) IsFreed() bool {
+	if s == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return s.freed.Load()
+}
diff --git a/scope_test.go b/scope_test.go
index d0b1c63..718fa76 100644
--- a/scope_test.go
+++ b/scope_test.go
@@ -37,3 +37,22 @@ func TestScopePanicsAfterFreeAll(t *testing.T) {
 		scope.CString("nope")
 	})
 }
+
+func TestScopeIsFreedTracksLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	scope := NewScope()
+	if scope.IsFreed() {
+		t.Fatal("expected new scope to be active")
+	}
+
+	scope.FreeAll()
+	if !scope.IsFreed() {
+		t.Fatal("expected scope to report freed after FreeAll")
+	}
+
+	var nilScope *Scope
+	if !nilScope.IsFreed() {
+		t.Fatal("expected nil scope to be treated as freed")
+	}
+}