diff --git a/check_reachable.go b/check_reachable.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ccd021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_reachable.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package hypr
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// IsReachable pings the unix socket to check
+// if Hyprland is ready to accept incoming requests
+func (c *Client) IsReachable() bool {
+	str, err := readSocketString(c.SocketPath(), strings.NewReader("dispatch exec echo"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return str == "ok"
+}
+
+// WaitUntilReachable periodically calls IsReachable
+// and returns true as soon as IsReachable returns true.
+// When ctx is closed before Hyprland is reachable, false is returned
+func (c *Client) WaitUntilReachable(ctx context.Context) bool {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	select {
+	case <-ticker.C:
+		if c.IsReachable() {
+			return true
+		}
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/dispatch.go b/dispatch.go
index 816eb76..c3af557 100644
--- a/dispatch.go
+++ b/dispatch.go
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func (i *Client) Dispatch(cmd string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	return readSocketRaw(i.SocketPath(), strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf("dispatch %s", cmd)))
+func (c *Client) Dispatch(cmd string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return readSocketRaw(c.SocketPath(), strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf("dispatch %s", cmd)))
 }
 
-func (i *Client) DispatchExpectOK(cmd string) error {
-	str, err := readSocketString(i.SocketPath(), strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf("dispatch %s", cmd)))
+func (c *Client) DispatchExpectOK(cmd string) error {
+	str, err := readSocketString(c.SocketPath(), strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf("dispatch %s", cmd)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}