diff --git a/lib/Cron/CronHelper.php b/lib/Cron/CronHelper.php
index 7767c91ea9..c215e42297 100644
--- a/lib/Cron/CronHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cron/CronHelper.php
@@ -84,6 +84,26 @@ class CronHelper {
     return WPFunctions::wpRemoteRetrieveBody($result);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @return boolean|null
+   */
+  static function isDaemonAccessible() {
+    $daemon = self::getDaemon();
+    if(!$daemon || $daemon['run_accessed_at'] === null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    if($daemon['run_accessed_at'] <= (int)$daemon['run_started_at']) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if(
+      $daemon['run_accessed_at'] + self::DAEMON_REQUEST_TIMEOUT < time() &&
+      $daemon['run_accessed_at'] > (int)$daemon['run_started_at']
+    ) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   static function queryCronUrl($url) {
     $args = WPHooks::applyFilters(
       'mailpoet_cron_request_args',
diff --git a/tests/unit/Cron/CronHelperTest.php b/tests/unit/Cron/CronHelperTest.php
index a6f13028c4..b19825c1d6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Cron/CronHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Cron/CronHelperTest.php
@@ -125,6 +125,77 @@ class CronHelperTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     }
   }
 
+  function testItDetectsNotAccessibleDaemon() {
+    $time = time();
+    $run_start_values = [null, $time - 20];
+    foreach($run_start_values as $run_start) {
+      $daemon = [
+        'token' => 'some_token',
+        'updated_at' => 12345678,
+        'run_accessed_at' => $time - 10,
+        'run_started_at' => $run_start,
+        'run_completed_at' => null,
+        'last_error' => null,
+      ];
+      Setting::setValue(
+        CronHelper::DAEMON_SETTING,
+        $daemon
+      );
+      expect(CronHelper::isDaemonAccessible())->false();
+    }
+  }
+
+  function testItDetectsAccessibleDaemon() {
+    $time = time();
+    $daemon = [
+      'token' => 'some_token',
+      'updated_at' => 12345678,
+      'run_accessed_at' => $time - 5,
+      'run_started_at' => $time - 4,
+      'run_completed_at' => null,
+      'last_error' => null,
+    ];
+    Setting::setValue(
+      CronHelper::DAEMON_SETTING,
+      $daemon
+    );
+    expect(CronHelper::isDaemonAccessible())->true();
+  }
+
+  function testItDetectsUnknownStateOfTheDaemon() {
+    $time = time();
+    $test_inputs = [
+      [
+        'run_access' => null,
+        'run_start' => null,
+      ],
+      [
+        'run_access' => $time - 4,
+        'run_start' => null,
+      ],
+      [
+        'run_access' => $time - 4,
+        'run_start' => $time - 10,
+      ],
+      null,
+    ];
+    foreach($test_inputs as $test_input) {
+      $daemon = [
+        'token' => 'some_token',
+        'updated_at' => 12345678,
+        'run_accessed_at' => $test_input['run_access'],
+        'run_started_at' => $test_input['run_start'],
+        'run_completed_at' => null,
+        'last_error' => null,
+      ];
+      Setting::setValue(
+        CronHelper::DAEMON_SETTING,
+        $daemon
+      );
+      expect(CronHelper::isDaemonAccessible())->null();
+    }
+  }
+
   function testItCreatesRandomToken() {
     // random token is a string of 5 characters
     $token1 = CronHelper::createToken();