diff --git a/actix-utils/CHANGES.md b/actix-utils/CHANGES.md
index 3cc98d96..85e00989 100644
--- a/actix-utils/CHANGES.md
+++ b/actix-utils/CHANGES.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 * Allow to create `framed::Dispatcher` with custom `mpsc::Receiver`
 
+* Add `oneshot::Sender::is_canceled()` method
+
 ## [1.0.1] - 2019-12-11
 
 * Optimize InOrder service
diff --git a/actix-utils/src/oneshot.rs b/actix-utils/src/oneshot.rs
index 72aa7a84..9ec5f218 100644
--- a/actix-utils/src/oneshot.rs
+++ b/actix-utils/src/oneshot.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ impl<T> Sender<T> {
             Err(val)
         }
     }
+
+    /// Tests to see whether this `Sender`'s corresponding `Receiver`
+    /// has gone away.
+    pub fn is_canceled(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.strong_count() == 1
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T> Drop for Sender<T> {
@@ -110,7 +116,9 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(rx.await.unwrap(), "test");
 
         let (tx, rx) = channel();
+        assert!(!tx.is_canceled());
         drop(rx);
+        assert!(tx.is_canceled());
         assert!(tx.send("test").is_err());
 
         let (tx, rx) = channel::<&'static str>();