diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativebledidcomm/BleDidcommModule.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativebledidcomm/BleDidcommModule.kt
index c3d7c02..e594e29 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativebledidcomm/BleDidcommModule.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativebledidcomm/BleDidcommModule.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package com.reactnativebledidcomm
 
+import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter
+import android.bluetooth.BluetoothManager
+import android.content.Context
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresPermission
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
@@ -16,11 +19,24 @@ class BleDidcommModule(private val context: ReactApplicationContext) :
     ReactContextBaseJavaModule(context) {
     private var centralManager: CentralManager? = null
     private var peripheralManager: PeripheralManager? = null
+    private val bluetoothAdapter = (context.getSystemService(Context.BLUETOOTH_SERVICE) as BluetoothManager).adapter
 
     override fun getName(): String {
         return Constants.TAG
     }
 
+    @ReactMethod
+    fun isBleEnabled(
+        @Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER") options: ReadableMap,
+        promise: Promise,
+    ) {
+        try {
+            promise.resolve(bluetoothAdapter.state == BluetoothAdapter.STATE_ON)
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            promise.reject("error", e)
+        }
+    }
+
     @ReactMethod
     fun startCentral(
         @Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER") options: ReadableMap,
diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index fff68f7..b1335d9 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from 'react-native'
 import { Central } from './Central'
 import { Peripheral } from './Peripheral'
+import { isBleEnabled } from '@animo-id/react-native-ble-didcomm'
 
 export const Spacer = () => <View style={{ height: 20, width: 20 }} />
 
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ export default function App() {
         {isCentral ? 'central' : isPeripheral ? 'peripheral' : 'none'}
       </Text>
       <Spacer />
+      <Button
+        title="is ble enabled"
+        onPress={async () => console.log(await isBleEnabled())}
+      />
       {Platform.OS === 'android' && (
         <>
           <Button
diff --git a/ios/BleDidcomm.m b/ios/BleDidcomm.m
index cfaf0d9..f500c1b 100644
--- a/ios/BleDidcomm.m
+++ b/ios/BleDidcomm.m
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 @interface RCT_EXTERN_MODULE(BleDidcomm, RCTEventEmitter)
 
+RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(isBleEnabled
+                  :(NSDictionary *)options
+                  resolve:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
+                  reject:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
+
 RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(startCentral
                   :(NSDictionary *)options
                   resolve:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
diff --git a/ios/BleDidcomm.swift b/ios/BleDidcomm.swift
index f64ac45..71c5fbc 100644
--- a/ios/BleDidcomm.swift
+++ b/ios/BleDidcomm.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ class BleDidcomm: React.RCTEventEmitter {
   var peripheralManager: PeripheralManager?
   var centralManager: CentralManager?
 
+  @objc func isBleEnabled(
+    _: [String: String],
+    resolve: RCTPromiseResolveBlock,
+    reject _: RCTPromiseRejectBlock
+  ) {
+      let cm = CBCentralManager(delegate: nil, queue: .main)
+      Thread.sleep(forTimeInterval: 0.05)
+      resolve(cm.state == .poweredOn)
+  }
+
   @objc func startPeripheral(
     _: [String: String],
     resolve: RCTPromiseResolveBlock,
diff --git a/src/bleStatus.ts b/src/bleStatus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6ffee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bleStatus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { sdk } from './register'
+
+export const isBleEnabled = async () => {
+  try {
+    return await sdk.isBleEnabled({})
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `An error occured while trying to check the ble state: ${e}`
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/central/central.ts b/src/central/central.ts
index 1325428..b0dffa2 100644
--- a/src/central/central.ts
+++ b/src/central/central.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export class Central implements Ble {
     try {
       await sdk.write(message)
     } catch (e) {
-      throw new Error(`An error occurred while trying to write message` + e)
+      throw new Error(`An error occurred while trying to write message: ${e}`)
     }
   }
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class Central implements Ble {
     try {
       await sdk.startCentral({})
     } catch (e) {
-      throw new Error('An error occurred during startup: ' + e)
+      throw new Error(`An error occurred during startup: ${e}`)
     }
   }
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class Central implements Ble {
         options.indicationUUID
       )
     } catch (e) {
-      throw new Error('An error occurred during startup: ' + e)
+      throw new Error(`An error occurred during startup: ${e}`)
     }
   }
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class Central implements Ble {
     try {
       await sdk.scan({})
     } catch (e) {
-      throw new Error('An error occurred while scanning for devices: ' + e)
+      throw new Error(`An error occurred while scanning for devices: ${e}`)
     }
   }
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class Central implements Ble {
       await sdk.connect(peripheralId)
     } catch (e) {
       throw new Error(
-        `An error occurred while trying to connect to ${peripheralId}: ` + e
+        `An error occurred while trying to connect to '${peripheralId}': ${e}`
       )
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index d0eb068..572618f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export * from './constants'
 export * from './central'
 export * from './peripheral'
 export * from './ble'
+export * from './bleStatus'
diff --git a/src/register.ts b/src/register.ts
index a0e4bf7..8784234 100644
--- a/src/register.ts
+++ b/src/register.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const BleDidcomm = NativeModules.BleDidcomm
 // Functions without any params needs an empty object to work, might be fixable by tweaking the Objective-C interface
 // For now we just add an empty object to functions without any params.
 type Sdk = {
+  isBleEnabled({}: Record<string, never>): Promise<boolean>
   startPeripheral({}: Record<string, never>): Promise<void>
   startCentral({}: Record<string, never>): Promise<void>
   setCentralService(