diff --git a/database/ffldb/db.go b/database/ffldb/db.go
index f8ac1e07..1751c936 100644
--- a/database/ffldb/db.go
+++ b/database/ffldb/db.go
@@ -1764,6 +1764,21 @@ func (tx *transaction) PruneBlocks(targetSize uint64) ([]chainhash.Hash, error)
 	return deletedBlockHashes, nil
 }
 
+// BeenPruned returns if the block storage has ever been pruned.
+//
+// This function is part of the database.Tx interface implementation.
+func (tx *transaction) BeenPruned() (bool, error) {
+	first, last, _, err := scanBlockFiles(tx.db.store.basePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	// If the database is pruned, then the first .fdb will not be there.
+	// We also check that there isn't just 1 file on disk or if there are
+	// no files on disk by checking if first != last.
+	return first != 0 && (first != last), nil
+}
+
 // Commit commits all changes that have been made to the root metadata bucket
 // and all of its sub-buckets to the database cache which is periodically synced
 // to persistent storage.  In addition, it commits all new blocks directly to
diff --git a/database/ffldb/driver_test.go b/database/ffldb/driver_test.go
index 5b9a7533..794e8e19 100644
--- a/database/ffldb/driver_test.go
+++ b/database/ffldb/driver_test.go
@@ -319,6 +319,21 @@ func TestPrune(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
+		err = db.View(func(tx database.Tx) error {
+			pruned, err := tx.BeenPruned()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if pruned {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("The database hasn't been pruned but " +
+					"BeenPruned returned true")
+			}
+			return err
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
 
 		var deletedBlocks []chainhash.Hash
 
@@ -339,6 +354,22 @@ func TestPrune(t *testing.T) {
 				3, len(files))
 		}
 
+		err = db.View(func(tx database.Tx) error {
+			pruned, err := tx.BeenPruned()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if !pruned {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("The database has been pruned but " +
+					"BeenPruned returned false")
+			}
+			return err
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
 		// Check that all the blocks that say were deleted are deleted from the
 		// block index bucket as well.
 		err = db.View(func(tx database.Tx) error {
diff --git a/database/interface.go b/database/interface.go
index 789c823a..7efc7c55 100644
--- a/database/interface.go
+++ b/database/interface.go
@@ -404,6 +404,11 @@ type Tx interface {
 	// implementations.
 	PruneBlocks(targetSize uint64) ([]chainhash.Hash, error)
 
+	// BeenPruned returns if the block storage has ever been pruned.
+	//
+	// Implementation specific errors are possible.
+	BeenPruned() (bool, error)
+
 	// ******************************************************************
 	// Methods related to both atomic metadata storage and block storage.
 	// ******************************************************************