diff --git a/src/binding.cc b/src/binding.cc
index 14234023..1f643a69 100644
--- a/src/binding.cc
+++ b/src/binding.cc
@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ void v8__Isolate__SetWasmStreamingCallback(v8::Isolate* isolate,
   isolate->SetWasmStreamingCallback(callback);
 }
 
+bool v8__Isolate__HasPendingBackgroundTasks(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
+  return isolate->HasPendingBackgroundTasks();
+}
+
 void v8__Isolate__CreateParams__CONSTRUCT(
     uninit_t<v8::Isolate::CreateParams>* buf) {
   construct_in_place<v8::Isolate::CreateParams>(buf);
diff --git a/src/isolate.rs b/src/isolate.rs
index 728d75dd..f15c1183 100644
--- a/src/isolate.rs
+++ b/src/isolate.rs
@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@ extern "C" {
     function: *const Function,
   );
   fn v8__Isolate__SetAllowAtomicsWait(isolate: *mut Isolate, allow: bool);
-
   fn v8__Isolate__SetWasmStreamingCallback(
     isolate: *mut Isolate,
     callback: extern "C" fn(*const FunctionCallbackInfo),
   );
+  fn v8__Isolate__HasPendingBackgroundTasks(isolate: *const Isolate) -> bool;
 
   fn v8__HeapProfiler__TakeHeapSnapshot(
     isolate: *mut Isolate,
@@ -655,6 +655,13 @@ impl Isolate {
     unsafe { v8__Isolate__SetWasmStreamingCallback(self, trampoline::<F>()) }
   }
 
+  /// Returns true if there is ongoing background work within V8 that will
+  /// eventually post a foreground task, like asynchronous WebAssembly
+  /// compilation.
+  pub fn has_pending_background_tasks(&self) -> bool {
+    unsafe { v8__Isolate__HasPendingBackgroundTasks(self) }
+  }
+
   /// Disposes the isolate.  The isolate must not be entered by any
   /// thread to be disposable.
   unsafe fn dispose(&mut self) {
diff --git a/tests/test_api.rs b/tests/test_api.rs
index 5a16dbbc..4e5a4211 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.rs
+++ b/tests/test_api.rs
@@ -4726,6 +4726,7 @@ fn wasm_streaming_callback() {
       .then(result => globalThis.result = result);
   "#;
   eval(scope, script).unwrap();
+  assert!(scope.has_pending_background_tasks());
 
   let global = context.global(scope);
   let name = v8::String::new(scope, "result").unwrap().into();
@@ -4739,6 +4740,7 @@ fn wasm_streaming_callback() {
   assert!(global.get(scope, name).unwrap().is_null());
 
   ws.finish();
+  assert!(!scope.has_pending_background_tasks());
   assert!(global.get(scope, name).unwrap().is_null());
 
   scope.perform_microtask_checkpoint();