diff --git a/src/Shifty.cpp b/src/Shifty.cpp
index 9a4db4e..ab750bf 100644
--- a/src/Shifty.cpp
+++ b/src/Shifty.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ void Shifty::setBitCount(int bitCount) {
     this->dataModes[i] = 0;
     this->readBuffer[i] = 0;
   }
-}  
+}
 
 void Shifty::setPins(int dataPin, int clockPin, int latchPin, int readPin) {
   pinMode(dataPin, OUTPUT);
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ bool Shifty::getBitMode(int bitnum){ //true == input
   return bitRead(this->dataModes[bytenum], offset);
 }
 
+bool Shifty::getWrittenBit(int bitnum){
+  int bytenum = bitnum / 8;
+  int offset = bitnum % 8;
+  return bitRead(this->writeBuffer[bytenum], offset);
+}
+
 void Shifty::writeBitSoft(int bitnum, bool value) {
   int bytenum = bitnum / 8;
   int offset = bitnum % 8;
diff --git a/src/Shifty.h b/src/Shifty.h
index 4997888..655d703 100644
--- a/src/Shifty.h
+++ b/src/Shifty.h
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ class Shifty {
   void setBitCount(int bitCount);
   void setPins(int dataPin, int clockPin, int latchPin, int readPin);
   void setPins(int dataPin, int clockPin, int latchPin);
-  void setbitMode(int bitnum, bool mode);
+  void setBitMode(int bitnum, bool mode);
   bool getBitMode(int bitnum);
   void batchWriteBegin();
   void batchWriteEnd();
   void batchReadBegin();
   void batchReadEnd();
   void writeBit(int bitnum, bool value);
+  bool getWrittenBit(int bitnum);
   bool readBit(int bitnum);
 
   private:
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class Shifty {
   int clockPin;
   int readPin;
   int latchPin;
-  
+
   int bitCount;
   int byteCount;
   byte writeBuffer[16];