diff --git a/docs/reference/libsoup-2.4-sections.txt b/docs/reference/libsoup-2.4-sections.txt
index dac47136..26ddfbb2 100644
--- a/docs/reference/libsoup-2.4-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/libsoup-2.4-sections.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ SoupChunkAllocator
 soup_message_set_chunk_allocator
 <SUBSECTION>
 soup_message_disable_feature
+soup_message_is_feature_disabled
 soup_message_get_soup_request
 <SUBSECTION>
 SoupMessagePriority
diff --git a/libsoup/soup-message-private.h b/libsoup/soup-message-private.h
index 59762e84..c30361c0 100644
--- a/libsoup/soup-message-private.h
+++ b/libsoup/soup-message-private.h
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ GInputStream *soup_message_io_get_response_istream (SoupMessage  *msg,
 
 gboolean soup_message_disables_feature (SoupMessage *msg,
 					gpointer     feature);
-gboolean soup_message_disables_feature_by_type (SoupMessage *msg,
-						GType        feature_type);
 
 GList *soup_message_get_disabled_features (SoupMessage *msg);
 
diff --git a/libsoup/soup-message.c b/libsoup/soup-message.c
index 1801c619..da32b42f 100644
--- a/libsoup/soup-message.c
+++ b/libsoup/soup-message.c
@@ -1927,8 +1927,21 @@ soup_message_disables_feature (SoupMessage *msg, gpointer feature)
         return FALSE;
 }
 
+/**
+ * soup_message_is_feature_disabled:
+ * @msg: a #SoupMessage
+ * @feature_type: the #GType of a #SoupSessionFeature
+ *
+ * Get whether #SoupSessionFeature<!-- -->s of the given @feature_type
+ * (or a subclass of that type) are disabled on @msg.
+ * See soup_message_disable_feature().
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if feature is disabled, or %FALSE otherwise.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.72
+ */
 gboolean
-soup_message_disables_feature_by_type (SoupMessage *msg, GType feature_type)
+soup_message_is_feature_disabled (SoupMessage *msg, GType feature_type)
 {
         SoupMessagePrivate *priv;
         GHashTableIter iter;
diff --git a/libsoup/soup-message.h b/libsoup/soup-message.h
index 41004fd9..42379a4b 100644
--- a/libsoup/soup-message.h
+++ b/libsoup/soup-message.h
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ SOUP_AVAILABLE_IN_2_28
 void           soup_message_disable_feature     (SoupMessage       *msg,
 						 GType              feature_type);
 
+SOUP_AVAILABLE_IN_2_72
+gboolean       soup_message_is_feature_disabled (SoupMessage       *msg,
+						 GType              feature_type);
+
 SOUP_AVAILABLE_IN_2_42
 SoupRequest   *soup_message_get_soup_request    (SoupMessage       *msg);
 
diff --git a/libsoup/soup-version.h.in b/libsoup/soup-version.h.in
index b06b5ad0..07bed7fd 100644
--- a/libsoup/soup-version.h.in
+++ b/libsoup/soup-version.h.in
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define SOUP_VERSION_2_66 (G_ENCODE_VERSION (2, 66))
 #define SOUP_VERSION_2_68 (G_ENCODE_VERSION (2, 68))
 #define SOUP_VERSION_2_70 (G_ENCODE_VERSION (2, 70))
+#define SOUP_VERSION_2_72 (G_ENCODE_VERSION (2, 72))
 
 /* evaluates to the current stable version; for development cycles,
  * this means the next stable target
@@ -410,6 +411,13 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #else
 # define SOUP_AVAILABLE_IN_2_70                 _SOUP_EXTERN
 #endif
+
+#if SOUP_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < SOUP_VERSION_2_72
+# define SOUP_AVAILABLE_IN_2_72                 G_UNAVAILABLE(2, 72) _SOUP_EXTERN
+#else
+# define SOUP_AVAILABLE_IN_2_72                 _SOUP_EXTERN
+#endif
+
 SOUP_AVAILABLE_IN_2_42
 guint    soup_get_major_version (void);
 
diff --git a/libsoup/soup-websocket.c b/libsoup/soup-websocket.c
index d7011b49..13b56474 100644
--- a/libsoup/soup-websocket.c
+++ b/libsoup/soup-websocket.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ soup_websocket_client_prepare_handshake_with_extensions (SoupMessage *msg,
 		for (i = 0; i < supported_extensions->len; i++) {
 			SoupWebsocketExtensionClass *extension_class = (SoupWebsocketExtensionClass *)supported_extensions->pdata[i];
 
-			if (soup_message_disables_feature_by_type (msg, G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (extension_class)))
+			if (soup_message_is_feature_disabled (msg, G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (extension_class)))
 				continue;
 
 			if (i != 0)
diff --git a/tests/sniffing-test.c b/tests/sniffing-test.c
index 7b391178..d2aa86b9 100644
--- a/tests/sniffing-test.c
+++ b/tests/sniffing-test.c
@@ -403,7 +403,9 @@ test_disabled (gconstpointer data)
 	uri = soup_uri_new_with_base (base_uri, path);
 
 	msg = soup_message_new_from_uri ("GET", uri);
+	g_assert_false (soup_message_is_feature_disabled (msg, SOUP_TYPE_CONTENT_SNIFFER));
 	soup_message_disable_feature (msg, SOUP_TYPE_CONTENT_SNIFFER);
+	g_assert_true (soup_message_is_feature_disabled (msg, SOUP_TYPE_CONTENT_SNIFFER));
 
 	g_signal_connect (msg, "content-sniffed",
 			  G_CALLBACK (sniffing_content_sniffed), &sniffed_type);
@@ -415,7 +417,9 @@ test_disabled (gconstpointer data)
 
 	req = soup_session_request_uri (session, uri, NULL);
 	msg = soup_request_http_get_message (SOUP_REQUEST_HTTP (req));
+	g_assert_false (soup_message_is_feature_disabled (msg, SOUP_TYPE_CONTENT_SNIFFER));
 	soup_message_disable_feature (msg, SOUP_TYPE_CONTENT_SNIFFER);
+	g_assert_true (soup_message_is_feature_disabled (msg, SOUP_TYPE_CONTENT_SNIFFER));
 	g_object_unref (msg);
 	stream = soup_test_request_send (req, NULL, 0, &error);
 	if (stream) {