diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationComponent.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationComponent.java
index 327ab3c8e..d643795c0 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationComponent.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/location/LocationComponent.java
@@ -1509,4 +1509,13 @@ public final class LocationComponent {
       throw new LocationComponentNotInitializedException();
     }
   }
-}
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+
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the location component is activated.
+   *
+   * @return true if the component is activated, false otherwise
+   */
+  public boolean isLocationComponentActivated() {
+    return isComponentInitialized;
+  }
+}