1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/volume.go b/libpod/volume.go
index 70099d6f4..82f389833 100644
--- a/libpod/volume.go
+++ b/libpod/volume.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package libpod
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/libpod/define"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/libpod/lock"
 )
 
@@ -133,3 +134,15 @@ func (v *Volume) Config() (*VolumeConfig, error) {
 	err := JSONDeepCopy(v.config, &config)
 	return &config, err
 }
+
+// VolumeInUse goes through the container dependencies of a volume
+// and checks if the volume is being used by any container.
+func (v *Volume) VolumesInUse() ([]string, error) {
+	v.lock.Lock()
+	defer v.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if !v.valid {
+		return nil, define.ErrVolumeRemoved
+	}
+	return v.runtime.state.VolumeInUse(v)
+}