diff --git a/libraries/AP_VideoTX/AP_VideoTX.h b/libraries/AP_VideoTX/AP_VideoTX.h
index dc5c9ad006..5ba45d008c 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_VideoTX/AP_VideoTX.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_VideoTX/AP_VideoTX.h
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ public:
     // display the current VTX settings in the GCS
     void announce_vtx_settings() const;
 
+    void set_configuration_finished(bool configuration_finished) { _configuration_finished = configuration_finished; }
+    bool is_configuration_finished() { return _configuration_finished; }
+
     static AP_VideoTX *singleton;
 
 private:
@@ -142,8 +145,10 @@ private:
     bool _initialized;
     // when defaults have been configured
     bool _defaults_set;
+    // true when configuration have been applied succesfully to the VTX
+    bool _configuration_finished;
 };
 
 namespace AP {
     AP_VideoTX& vtx();
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};