--- a/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderChild.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderChild.cpp
@@ -329,10 +329,16 @@ VideoDecoderManagerChild*
 VideoDecoderChild::GetManager()
 {
   if (!mCanSend) {
     return nullptr;
   }
   return static_cast<VideoDecoderManagerChild*>(Manager());
 }
 
+bool
+VideoDecoderChild::CanSend() const
+{
+  return mCanSend;
+}
+
 } // namespace dom
 } // namespace mozilla

--- a/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderChild.h
+++ b/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderChild.h
@@ -51,16 +51,18 @@ public:
                 const layers::TextureFactoryIdentifier& aIdentifier);
   void DestroyIPDL();
 
   // Called from IPDL when our actor has been destroyed
   void IPDLActorDestroyed();
 
   VideoDecoderManagerChild* GetManager();
 
+  bool CanSend() const;
+
 private:
   ~VideoDecoderChild();
 
   void AssertOnManagerThread() const;
 
   RefPtr<VideoDecoderChild> mIPDLSelfRef;
   RefPtr<nsIThread> mThread;