diff --git a/lib/rex/proto/dns/server.rb b/lib/rex/proto/dns/server.rb
index 585b8c6855..2064ad6953 100644
--- a/lib/rex/proto/dns/server.rb
+++ b/lib/rex/proto/dns/server.rb
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ class Server
     end
   end
 
+  #
+  # Check if server is running
+  #
+  def running?
+    @running == true
+  end
+
   #
   # Start the DNS server and cache
   #
@@ -190,6 +197,7 @@ class Server
       @tcp_sock.start
     end
     @cache.start
+    @running = true
   end
 
   #
@@ -203,6 +211,7 @@ class Server
     end
     @tcp_sock.stop if @tcp_sock
     @cache.stop(flush_cache)
+    @running = false
   end
 
   #