diff --git a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealer.rs b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealer.rs
index 3e626a41ff..da00b9bf41 100644
--- a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealer.rs
+++ b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealer.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ pub struct DealingResponse {
     pub dealing: Option<ContractDealing>,
 }
 
+#[cw_serde]
+pub struct DealingStatusResponse {
+    pub epoch_id: EpochId,
+
+    pub dealer: Addr,
+
+    pub dealing_index: DealingIndex,
+
+    pub dealing_submitted: bool,
+}
+
 #[cw_serde]
 pub struct PagedDealingsResponse {
     pub epoch_id: EpochId,
diff --git a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/msg.rs b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/msg.rs
index afe1d23b2f..55884fd87f 100644
--- a/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/msg.rs
+++ b/common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg/src/msg.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ use cosmwasm_std::Addr;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "schema")]
 use crate::{
-    dealer::{DealerDetailsResponse, DealingResponse, PagedDealerResponse, PagedDealingsResponse},
+    dealer::{
+        DealerDetailsResponse, DealingResponse, DealingStatusResponse, PagedDealerResponse,
+        PagedDealingsResponse,
+    },
     types::{Epoch, InitialReplacementData, State},
     verification_key::PagedVKSharesResponse,
 };
@@ -87,6 +90,13 @@ pub enum QueryMsg {
         start_after: Option<String>,
     },
 
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "schema", returns(DealingStatusResponse))]
+    GetDealingStatus {
+        epoch_id: EpochId,
+        dealer: String,
+        dealing_index: DealingIndex,
+    },
+
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "schema", returns(DealingResponse))]
     GetDealing {
         epoch_id: EpochId,
diff --git a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/contract.rs b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/contract.rs
index f1fff7e4cb..67ae62f303 100644
--- a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/contract.rs
+++ b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/contract.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::dealers::queries::{
     query_current_dealers_paged, query_dealer_details, query_past_dealers_paged,
 };
 use crate::dealers::transactions::try_add_dealer;
-use crate::dealings::queries::{query_dealing, query_dealings_paged};
+use crate::dealings::queries::{query_dealing, query_dealing_status, query_dealings_paged};
 use crate::dealings::transactions::try_commit_dealings;
 use crate::epoch_state::queries::{
     query_current_epoch, query_current_epoch_threshold, query_initial_dealers,
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ pub fn query(deps: Deps<'_>, _env: Env, msg: QueryMsg) -> Result<QueryResponse,
         QueryMsg::GetPastDealers { limit, start_after } => {
             to_binary(&query_past_dealers_paged(deps, start_after, limit)?)?
         }
+        QueryMsg::GetDealingStatus {
+            epoch_id,
+            dealer,
+            dealing_index,
+        } => to_binary(&query_dealing_status(
+            deps,
+            epoch_id,
+            dealer,
+            dealing_index,
+        )?)?,
         QueryMsg::GetDealing {
             epoch_id,
             dealer,
diff --git a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealings/queries.rs b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealings/queries.rs
index 9e9f86f05f..d78582aeee 100644
--- a/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealings/queries.rs
+++ b/contracts/coconut-dkg/src/dealings/queries.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,30 @@ use crate::dealings::storage;
 use crate::dealings::storage::StoredDealing;
 use cosmwasm_std::{Deps, StdResult};
 use cw_storage_plus::Bound;
-use nym_coconut_dkg_common::dealer::{DealingResponse, PagedDealingsResponse};
+use nym_coconut_dkg_common::dealer::{
+    DealingResponse, DealingStatusResponse, PagedDealingsResponse,
+};
 use nym_coconut_dkg_common::types::{DealingIndex, EpochId};
 
+// this does almost the same as query_dealing but doesn't return the actual dealing to make it easier on the validator
+// so it wouldn't need to deal with the deserialization
+pub fn query_dealing_status(
+    deps: Deps<'_>,
+    epoch_id: EpochId,
+    dealer: String,
+    dealing_index: DealingIndex,
+) -> StdResult<DealingStatusResponse> {
+    let dealer = deps.api.addr_validate(&dealer)?;
+    let dealing_submitted = StoredDealing::exists(deps.storage, epoch_id, &dealer, dealing_index);
+
+    Ok(DealingStatusResponse {
+        epoch_id,
+        dealer,
+        dealing_index,
+        dealing_submitted,
+    })
+}
+
 pub fn query_dealing(
     deps: Deps<'_>,
     epoch_id: EpochId,
@@ -108,6 +129,35 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         assert_eq!(retrieved.dealing.unwrap(), dealing.data);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_query_dealing_status() {
+        let mut deps = init_contract();
+
+        let bad_address = "FOOMP".to_string();
+        assert!(query_dealing_status(deps.as_ref(), 0, bad_address, 0).is_err());
+
+        let empty = query_dealing_status(deps.as_ref(), 0, "foo".to_string(), 0).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(empty.epoch_id, 0);
+        assert_eq!(empty.dealing_index, 0);
+        assert_eq!(empty.dealer, Addr::unchecked("foo"));
+        assert!(!empty.dealing_submitted);
+
+        // insert the dealing
+        let dealing = partial_dealing_fixture();
+        StoredDealing::save(
+            deps.as_mut().storage,
+            0,
+            &Addr::unchecked("foo"),
+            dealing.clone(),
+        );
+
+        let retrieved = query_dealing_status(deps.as_ref(), 0, "foo".to_string(), 0).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(retrieved.epoch_id, 0);
+        assert_eq!(retrieved.dealing_index, dealing.index);
+        assert_eq!(retrieved.dealer, Addr::unchecked("foo"));
+        assert!(retrieved.dealing_submitted)
+    }
+
     #[cfg(test)]
     mod query_dealings {
         use super::*;