diff --git a/sat/tools/xml_tools.py b/sat/tools/xml_tools.py
index 01d87a55..5d48ed4a 100644
--- a/sat/tools/xml_tools.py
+++ b/sat/tools/xml_tools.py
@@ -327,6 +327,11 @@ def formEscape(name):
     return u"%s%s" % (SAT_FORM_PREFIX, name)
 
 
+def isXMLUICancelled(raw_xmlui):
+    """Tell if an XMLUI has been cancelled by checking raw XML"""
+    return C.bool(raw_xmlui.get(u'cancelled', C.BOOL_FALSE))
+
+
 def XMLUIResultToElt(xmlui_data):
     """Construct result domish.Element from XMLUI result.