--- a/pallets/evm-contract-helpers/src/eth.rs
+++ b/pallets/evm-contract-helpers/src/eth.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 	account::CrossAccountId,
 };
 use sp_core::H160;
+use up_data_structs::SponsorshipState;
 use crate::{
-	AllowlistEnabled, Config, Owner, Pallet, SponsorBasket, SponsoringRateLimit, SponsoringModeT,
+	AllowlistEnabled, Config, Owner, Pallet, SponsorBasket, SponsoringRateLimit, SponsoringModeT, Sponsoring,
 };
 use frame_support::traits::Get;
 use up_sponsorship::SponsorshipHandler;
@@ -81,6 +82,13 @@
 		Ok(Pallet::<T>::get_sponsor(contract_address).is_some())
 	}
 
+	fn has_pending_sponsor(&self, contract_address: address) -> Result<bool> {
+		Ok(match Sponsoring::<T>::get(contract_address) {
+			SponsorshipState::Disabled | SponsorshipState::Confirmed(_) => false,
+			SponsorshipState::Unconfirmed(_) => true,
+		})
+	}
+
 	fn sponsoring_enabled(&self, contract_address: address) -> Result<bool> {
 		Ok(<Pallet<T>>::sponsoring_mode(contract_address) != SponsoringModeT::Disabled)
 	}