diff --git a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents.h b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents.h
index 9c381ae740..49a50bc507 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class InspectableWebContents {
   virtual content::WebContents* GetWebContents() const = 0;
 
   virtual void ShowDevTools() = 0;
+  virtual bool IsDevToolsViewShowing() = 0;
 };
 
 }  // namespace brightray
diff --git a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc
index e3cefbe180..e972e56873 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc
+++ b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ void InspectableWebContentsImpl::ShowDevTools() {
   view_->ShowDevTools();
 }
 
+bool InspectableWebContentsImpl::IsDevToolsViewShowing() {
+  return devtools_web_contents_ && view_->IsDevToolsViewShowing();
+}
+
 void InspectableWebContentsImpl::UpdateFrontendDockSide() {
   auto javascript = base::StringPrintf(
       "InspectorFrontendAPI.setDockSide(\"%s\")", dock_side_.c_str());
diff --git a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.h b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.h
index 804d8dccfe..53023204dd 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class InspectableWebContentsImpl :
   virtual content::WebContents* GetWebContents() const OVERRIDE;
 
   virtual void ShowDevTools() OVERRIDE;
+  virtual bool IsDevToolsViewShowing() OVERRIDE;
 
   content::WebContents* devtools_web_contents() {
     return devtools_web_contents_.get();
diff --git a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view.h b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view.h
index eed32f3491..87274805f8 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class InspectableWebContentsView {
 
   virtual void ShowDevTools() = 0;
   virtual void CloseDevTools() = 0;
+  virtual bool IsDevToolsViewShowing() = 0;
   virtual bool SetDockSide(const std::string& side) = 0;
 };
 
diff --git a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.h b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.h
index f31149f570..86cc782217 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class InspectableWebContentsViewMac : public InspectableWebContentsView {
   virtual gfx::NativeView GetNativeView() const OVERRIDE;
   virtual void ShowDevTools() OVERRIDE;
   virtual void CloseDevTools() OVERRIDE;
+  virtual bool IsDevToolsViewShowing() OVERRIDE;
   virtual bool SetDockSide(const std::string& side) OVERRIDE;
 
   InspectableWebContentsImpl* inspectable_web_contents() {
diff --git a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.mm b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.mm
index c9cc215591..95ed74f2db 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.mm
+++ b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.mm
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ void InspectableWebContentsViewMac::CloseDevTools() {
   [view_ setDevToolsVisible:NO];
 }
 
+bool InspectableWebContentsViewMac::IsDevToolsViewShowing() {
+  return [view_ isDevToolsVisible];
+}
+
 bool InspectableWebContentsViewMac::SetDockSide(const std::string& side) {
   return [view_ setDockSide:side];
 }
diff --git a/brightray/browser/linux/inspectable_web_contents_view_linux.cc b/brightray/browser/linux/inspectable_web_contents_view_linux.cc
index cbe8e4e9c3..58d7507fb4 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/linux/inspectable_web_contents_view_linux.cc
+++ b/brightray/browser/linux/inspectable_web_contents_view_linux.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@
 
 namespace brightray {
 
+namespace {
+
+bool IsWidgetAncestryVisible(GtkWidget* widget) {
+  GtkWidget* parent = widget;
+  while (parent && gtk_widget_get_visible(parent))
+    parent = gtk_widget_get_parent(parent);
+  return !parent;
+}
+
+}
+
 InspectableWebContentsView* CreateInspectableContentsView(
     InspectableWebContentsImpl* inspectable_web_contents) {
   return new InspectableWebContentsViewLinux(inspectable_web_contents);
@@ -155,6 +166,13 @@ void InspectableWebContentsViewLinux::CloseDevTools() {
   }
 }
 
+bool InspectableWebContentsViewLinux::IsDevToolsViewShowing() {
+  auto devtools_web_contents =
+      inspectable_web_contents()->devtools_web_contents();
+  GtkWidget* devtools = devtools_web_contents->GetView()->GetNativeView();
+  return IsWidgetAncestryVisible(devtools);
+}
+
 bool InspectableWebContentsViewLinux::SetDockSide(const std::string& side) {
   DLOG(INFO) <<
       "InspectableWebContentsViewLinux::SetDockSide: \"" << side << "\"";
diff --git a/brightray/browser/linux/inspectable_web_contents_view_linux.h b/brightray/browser/linux/inspectable_web_contents_view_linux.h
index c6605b3939..0a80223900 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/linux/inspectable_web_contents_view_linux.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/linux/inspectable_web_contents_view_linux.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class InspectableWebContentsViewLinux : public InspectableWebContentsView {
   virtual gfx::NativeView GetNativeView() const OVERRIDE;
   virtual void ShowDevTools() OVERRIDE;
   virtual void CloseDevTools() OVERRIDE;
+  virtual bool IsDevToolsViewShowing() OVERRIDE;
   virtual bool SetDockSide(const std::string& side) OVERRIDE;
 
   InspectableWebContentsImpl* inspectable_web_contents() {
diff --git a/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.mm b/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.mm
index 24987e5c1c..813d4fb673 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.mm
+++ b/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.mm
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ void SetActive(content::WebContents* web_contents, bool active) {
   [_private->splitView adjustSubviews];
 }
 
+- (BOOL)isDevToolsVisible {
+  return _private->visible;
+}
+
 - (BOOL)setDockSide:(const std::string&)side {
   if (side == "right") {
     _private->splitView.vertical = YES;
@@ -221,4 +225,4 @@ void SetActive(content::WebContents* web_contents, bool active) {
 @end
 
 @implementation BRYInspectableWebContentsViewPrivate
-@end
\ No newline at end of file
+@end
diff --git a/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view_private.h b/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view_private.h
index ef8c50cc8b..943ef93e31 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view_private.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view_private.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class InspectableWebContentsViewMac;
 
 - (instancetype)initWithInspectableWebContentsViewMac:(brightray::InspectableWebContentsViewMac *)inspectableWebContentsView;
 - (void)setDevToolsVisible:(BOOL)visible;
+- (BOOL)isDevToolsVisible;
 - (BOOL)setDockSide:(const std::string&)side;
 
-@end
\ No newline at end of file
+@end
diff --git a/brightray/browser/win/inspectable_web_contents_view_win.cc b/brightray/browser/win/inspectable_web_contents_view_win.cc
index 4913571319..dca7ba4f3e 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/win/inspectable_web_contents_view_win.cc
+++ b/brightray/browser/win/inspectable_web_contents_view_win.cc
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ void InspectableWebContentsViewWin::CloseDevTools() {
   SendMessage(devtools_window_->hwnd(), WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
 }
 
+bool InspectableWebContentsViewWin::IsDevToolsViewShowing() {
+  return devtools_window_;
+}
+
 bool InspectableWebContentsViewWin::SetDockSide(const std::string& side) {
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/brightray/browser/win/inspectable_web_contents_view_win.h b/brightray/browser/win/inspectable_web_contents_view_win.h
index 534f499728..55b09b2d3e 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/win/inspectable_web_contents_view_win.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/win/inspectable_web_contents_view_win.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class InspectableWebContentsViewWin : public InspectableWebContentsView {
   virtual gfx::NativeView GetNativeView() const OVERRIDE;
   virtual void ShowDevTools() OVERRIDE;
   virtual void CloseDevTools() OVERRIDE;
+  virtual bool IsDevToolsViewShowing() OVERRIDE;
   virtual bool SetDockSide(const std::string& side) OVERRIDE;
 
   InspectableWebContentsImpl* inspectable_web_contents() {