diff --git a/lib/marconi b/lib/marconi
index 1eaebbdf16..d1ab5f3a5c 100644
--- a/lib/marconi
+++ b/lib/marconi
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ TEMPEST_SERVICES+=,marconi
 # Functions
 # ---------
 
+# Test if any Marconi services are enabled
+# is_marconi_enabled
+function is_marconi_enabled {
+    [[ ,${ENABLED_SERVICES} =~ ,"marconi-" ]] && return 0
+    return 1
+}
+
 # cleanup_marconi() - Remove residual data files, anything left over from previous
 # runs that a clean run would need to clean up
 function cleanup_marconi() {