diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 7da89b54..392d82ba 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -697,6 +697,11 @@
       pointer to match the focused window). Together these can be used to
       ensure focus stays in sync with mouse.
 
+  - `XMonad.Layout.MultiToggle`
+
+    - Added `isToggleActive` for querying the toggle state of transformers.
+      Useful to show the state in a status bar.
+
 ## 0.16
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/XMonad/Layout/MultiToggle.hs b/XMonad/Layout/MultiToggle.hs
index 94857463..61ae2270 100644
--- a/XMonad/Layout/MultiToggle.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Layout/MultiToggle.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE ExistentialQuantification, Rank2Types, FunctionalDependencies, FlexibleInstances, FlexibleContexts, PatternGuards #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ExistentialQuantification, Rank2Types, FunctionalDependencies, FlexibleInstances, FlexibleContexts, PatternGuards, ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- |
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ module XMonad.Layout.MultiToggle (
     single,
     mkToggle,
     mkToggle1,
+    isToggleActive,
 
     HList,
     HCons,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import XMonad.Prelude hiding (find)
 import XMonad.StackSet (Workspace(..))
 
 import Control.Arrow
+import Data.IORef
 import Data.Typeable
 
 -- $usage
@@ -206,7 +208,26 @@ instance (Typeable a, Show ts, Typeable ts, HList ts a, LayoutClass l a) => Layo
                             currIndex = if cur then Nothing else i
                         }
                     where cur = i == currIndex mt
+        | Just (MultiToggleActiveQueryMessage t ref :: MultiToggleActiveQueryMessage a) <- fromMessage m
+        , i@(Just _) <- find (transformers mt) t
+            = Nothing <$ io (writeIORef ref (Just (i == currIndex mt)))
         | otherwise
             = case currLayout mt of
                 EL l det -> fmap (\x -> mt { currLayout = EL x det }) <$>
                     handleMessage l m
+
+data MultiToggleActiveQueryMessage a = forall t. (Transformer t a) =>
+    MultiToggleActiveQueryMessage t (IORef (Maybe Bool))
+
+instance (Typeable a) => Message (MultiToggleActiveQueryMessage a)
+
+-- | Query the state of a 'Transformer' on a given workspace.
+--
+-- To query the current workspace, use something like this:
+--
+-- > withWindowSet (isToggleActive t . W.workspace . W.current)
+isToggleActive :: Transformer t Window => t -> WindowSpace -> X (Maybe Bool)
+isToggleActive t w = do
+    ref <- io $ newIORef Nothing
+    sendMessageWithNoRefresh (MultiToggleActiveQueryMessage t ref) w
+    io $ readIORef ref