diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_NamedPipe.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_NamedPipe.cpp
index d4df43bf97..4ef02cee6e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_NamedPipe.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_NamedPipe.cpp
@@ -201,3 +201,8 @@ int NamedPipe::write (const void* sourceBuffer, int numBytesToWrite, int timeOut
 {
     return pimpl != nullptr ? pimpl->write (static_cast <const char*> (sourceBuffer), numBytesToWrite, timeOutMilliseconds) : -1;
 }
+
+bool NamedPipe::isOpen() const
+{
+    return pimpl != nullptr;
+}
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Files.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Files.cpp
index a14af1fe19..f3d1fd6ddf 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Files.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Files.cpp
@@ -795,6 +795,8 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    bool isConnected() const noexcept  { return connected; }
+
     HANDLE pipeH, cancelEvent;
     bool connected, isPipe;
 };
@@ -808,6 +810,11 @@ NamedPipe::~NamedPipe()
     close();
 }
 
+bool NamedPipe::isOpen() const
+{
+    return pimpl != nullptr && pimpl->connected;
+}
+
 void NamedPipe::cancelPendingReads()
 {
     if (pimpl != nullptr)
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_NamedPipe.cpp b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_NamedPipe.cpp
index da1363325f..da13493f95 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_NamedPipe.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_NamedPipe.cpp
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ bool NamedPipe::createNewPipe (const String& pipeName)
     return openInternal (pipeName, true);
 }
 
-bool NamedPipe::isOpen() const
-{
-    return pimpl != nullptr;
-}
-
 String NamedPipe::getName() const
 {
     return currentPipeName;