diff --git a/include/vlc/libvlc_media.h b/include/vlc/libvlc_media.h
index 7f742282ea..2f10ec3e75 100644
--- a/include/vlc/libvlc_media.h
+++ b/include/vlc/libvlc_media.h
@@ -276,9 +276,11 @@ typedef enum libvlc_media_parse_flag_t
 } libvlc_media_parse_flag_t;
 
 /**
- * Parse status used sent by libvlc_media_parse_with_options()
+ * Parse status used sent by libvlc_media_parse_with_options() or returned by
+ * libvlc_media_get_parsed_status()
  *
  * \see libvlc_media_parse_with_options
+ * \see libvlc_media_get_parsed_status
  */
 typedef enum libvlc_media_parsed_status_t
 {
@@ -689,6 +691,7 @@ libvlc_media_parse_async( libvlc_media_t *p_md );
  * \see libvlc_MediaParsedStatus
  * \see libvlc_media_get_meta
  * \see libvlc_media_tracks_get
+ * \see libvlc_media_get_parsed_status
  * \see libvlc_media_parse_flag_t
  *
  * \param p_md media descriptor object
@@ -701,7 +704,7 @@ libvlc_media_parse_with_options( libvlc_media_t *p_md,
                                  libvlc_media_parse_flag_t parse_flag );
 
 /**
- * Get Parsed status for media descriptor object.
+ * Return true is the media descriptor object is parsed
  *
  * \see libvlc_MediaParsedChanged
  *
@@ -713,6 +716,19 @@ libvlc_media_parse_with_options( libvlc_media_t *p_md,
 LIBVLC_API int
    libvlc_media_is_parsed( libvlc_media_t *p_md );
 
+/**
+ * Get Parsed status for media descriptor object.
+ *
+ * \see libvlc_MediaParsedStatus
+ * \see libvlc_media_parsed_status_t
+ *
+ * \param p_md media descriptor object
+ * \return a value of the libvlc_media_parsed_status_t enum
+ * \version LibVLC 3.0.0 or later
+ */
+LIBVLC_API libvlc_media_parsed_status_t
+   libvlc_media_get_parsed_status( libvlc_media_t *p_md );
+
 /**
  * Sets media descriptor's user_data. user_data is specialized data
  * accessed by the host application, VLC.framework uses it as a pointer to
diff --git a/lib/libvlc.sym b/lib/libvlc.sym
index 03e9a5ec75..c134fef94e 100644
--- a/lib/libvlc.sym
+++ b/lib/libvlc.sym
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ libvlc_media_get_type
 libvlc_media_get_user_data
 libvlc_media_get_tracks_info
 libvlc_media_is_parsed
+libvlc_media_get_parsed_status
 libvlc_media_library_load
 libvlc_media_library_media_list
 libvlc_media_library_new
diff --git a/lib/media.c b/lib/media.c
index c4e799fdde..32379a1e70 100644
--- a/lib/media.c
+++ b/lib/media.c
@@ -839,6 +839,17 @@ libvlc_media_is_parsed(libvlc_media_t *media)
     return parsed;
 }
 
+libvlc_media_parsed_status_t
+libvlc_media_get_parsed_status(libvlc_media_t *media)
+{
+    libvlc_media_parsed_status_t status;
+
+    vlc_mutex_lock(&media->parsed_lock);
+    status = media->parsed_status;
+    vlc_mutex_unlock(&media->parsed_lock);
+    return status;
+}
+
 /**************************************************************************
  * Sets media descriptor's user_data. user_data is specialized data
  * accessed by the host application, VLC.framework uses it as a pointer to