diff --git a/libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.h.in b/libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.h.in
index b36bcb105..6df878804 100644
--- a/libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.h.in
+++ b/libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.h.in
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ extern int scols_table_is_noheadings(const struct libscols_table *tb);
 extern int scols_table_is_empty(const struct libscols_table *tb);
 extern int scols_table_is_export(const struct libscols_table *tb);
 extern int scols_table_is_maxout(const struct libscols_table *tb);
+extern int scols_table_is_nowrap(const struct libscols_table *tb);
 extern int scols_table_is_tree(const struct libscols_table *tb);
 
 extern int scols_table_enable_colors(struct libscols_table *tb, int enable);
diff --git a/libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.sym b/libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.sym
index e7b8f14f3..75ae718a0 100644
--- a/libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.sym
+++ b/libsmartcols/src/libsmartcols.sym
@@ -146,4 +146,5 @@ global:
 	scols_table_set_termforce;
 	scols_table_set_termwidth;
 	scols_table_get_name;
+	scols_table_is_nowrap;
 } SMARTCOLS_2.28;
diff --git a/libsmartcols/src/table.c b/libsmartcols/src/table.c
index 76b6f0b9d..096730516 100644
--- a/libsmartcols/src/table.c
+++ b/libsmartcols/src/table.c
@@ -921,6 +921,19 @@ int scols_table_enable_nowrap(struct libscols_table *tb, int enable)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * scols_table_is_nowrap:
+ * @tb: a pointer to a struct libscols_table instance
+ *
+ * Returns: 1 if nowrap is enabled.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.29
+ */
+int scols_table_is_nowrap(const struct libscols_table *tb)
+{
+	return tb->no_wrap;
+}
+
 /**
  * scols_table_colors_wanted:
  * @tb: table
@@ -936,7 +949,7 @@ int scols_table_colors_wanted(const struct libscols_table *tb)
  * scols_table_is_empty:
  * @tb: table
  *
- * Returns: 1  if the table is empty.
+ * Returns: 1 if the table is empty.
  */
 int scols_table_is_empty(const struct libscols_table *tb)
 {