diff --git a/include/vxworks/taskInfo.h b/include/vxworks/taskInfo.h
index 61315d5..27b3cc6 100644
--- a/include/vxworks/taskInfo.h
+++ b/include/vxworks/taskInfo.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ TASK_ID taskNameToId(const char *name);
 
 TASK_ID taskIdDefault(TASK_ID task_id);
     
+BOOL taskIsSafe(TASK_ID task_id);
+
 BOOL taskIsReady(TASK_ID task_id);
 
 BOOL taskIsSuspended (TASK_ID task_id);
diff --git a/vxworks/taskLib.c b/vxworks/taskLib.c
index f6253b2..7dd52ae 100644
--- a/vxworks/taskLib.c
+++ b/vxworks/taskLib.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ STATUS taskSafe(void)
 	}
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&current->safelock);
-
+	current->safeCnt = 1;
 	return OK;
 }
 
@@ -615,11 +615,24 @@ STATUS taskUnsafe(void)
 		return ERROR;
 	}
 
+	current->safeCnt = 0;
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&current->safelock);
 
 	return OK;
 }
 
+BOOL taskIsSafe(TASK_ID tid)
+{
+	struct wind_task *task = find_wind_task(tid);
+
+	if (task == NULL) {
+		errno = S_objLib_OBJ_ID_ERROR;
+		return ERROR;
+	}
+
+	return (task->safeCnt > 0);
+}
+
 STATUS taskIdVerify(TASK_ID tid)
 {
 	struct wind_task *task = find_wind_task(tid);
diff --git a/vxworks/taskLib.h b/vxworks/taskLib.h
index 299d059..f743270 100644
--- a/vxworks/taskLib.h
+++ b/vxworks/taskLib.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct wind_task_args {
 struct wind_task {
 
 	pthread_mutex_t safelock;
+	int	safeCnt;
 	sem_t barrier;
 
 	struct WIND_TCB *tcb;