diff --git a/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/ESRF/ESRFBeam.py b/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/ESRF/ESRFBeam.py
index 279b8c8c..91f1b828 100644
--- a/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/ESRF/ESRFBeam.py
+++ b/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/ESRF/ESRFBeam.py
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class ESRFBeam(AbstractBeam):
 
     unit = "mm"
 
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        super().__init__(name)
+        self._beam_check_obj = None
+        self._monitorbeam_obj = None
+
     def init(self):
         """Initialize hardware"""
         super().init()
@@ -48,10 +53,10 @@ def init(self):
             _definer_type.append("aperture")
 
         _slits = self.get_property("slits")
+        _bliss_obj = self.get_object_by_role("bliss")
         if _slits:
             self._slits = {}
             _definer_type.append("slits")
-            _bliss_obj = self.get_object_by_role("bliss")
             for name in _slits.split():
                 _key, _val = name.split(":")
                 self._slits.update({_key: _bliss_obj.getattribute(_val)})
@@ -80,6 +85,12 @@ def init(self):
             self._definer.connect("valueChanged", self._re_emit_values)
             self._definer.connect("stateChanged", self._re_emit_values)
 
+        self._monitorbeam_obj = self.get_object_by_role("monitor_beam")
+
+        beam_check = self.get_property("beam_check_name")
+        if beam_check and _bliss_obj:
+            self._beam_check_obj = getattr(_bliss_obj, beam_check)
+
     def _re_emit_values(self, value):
         # redefine as re_emit_values takes no arguments
         self.re_emit_values()
@@ -313,3 +324,27 @@ def get_beam_position_on_screen(self):
     def get_beam_size(self):
         beam_value = self.get_value()
         return (beam_value[0], beam_value[1])
+
+    def _is_beam(self):
+        """Check if there is beam
+        Returns:
+            (bool): True if beam present, False otherwise
+        """
+        return self._beam_check_obj.is_beam()
+
+    def wait_for_beam(self, timeout=None):
+        """Wait until beam present
+        Args:
+            timeout (float): optional - timeout [s],
+                             If timeout == 0: return at once and do not wait
+                                              (default);
+                             if timeout is None: wait forever.
+        """
+        if self._monitorbeam_obj:
+            try:
+                timeout = timeout or self._beam_check_obj.timeout
+                if self._monitorbeam_obj.get_value().value:
+                    return self._beam_check_obj.wait_for_beam(timeout)
+            except AttributeError:
+                return True
+        return True
diff --git a/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/abstract/AbstractBeam.py b/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/abstract/AbstractBeam.py
index 5d7c0ed2..8eb7dfc8 100644
--- a/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/abstract/AbstractBeam.py
+++ b/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/abstract/AbstractBeam.py
@@ -256,3 +256,30 @@ def re_emit_values(self):
             self.emit("beamSizeChanged", (self._beam_width, self._beam_height))
             self.emit("beamInfoChanged", (self._beam_info_dict))
             self.emit("beamPosChanged", (self._beam_position_on_screen,))
+
+    @property
+    def is_beam(self):
+        """Check if there is beam.
+        Returns:
+            (bool): True if beam present, False otherwise
+        """
+        return self._is_beam()
+
+    def _is_beam(self):
+        """Specific implementation to check the presence of the beam.
+        Raises:
+            NotImplementedError.
+        """
+        return True
+
+    def wait_for_beam(self, timeout=None):
+        """Wait until beam present
+        Args:
+            timeout (float): optional - timeout [s],
+                             If timeout == 0: return at once and do not wait
+                                              (default);
+                             if timeout is None: wait forever.
+        Returns:
+            (bool): True if beam present, False otherwise
+        """
+        return True
diff --git a/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/mockup/BeamMockup.py b/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/mockup/BeamMockup.py
index f3c8b8a0..5576d447 100644
--- a/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/mockup/BeamMockup.py
+++ b/mxcubecore/HardwareObjects/mockup/BeamMockup.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     <definer_type>definer</definer_type>
     <beam_divergence_vertical>0</beam_divergence_vertical>
     <beam_divergence_horizontal>0</beam_divergence_horizontal>
+    <check_beam>(10,10)</check_beam>
   </object>
 """
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class BeamMockup(AbstractBeam):
     def __init__(self, name):
         super().__init__(name)
         self._definer_type = None
+        self._check_beam = ()
 
     def init(self):
         """Initialize hardware"""
@@ -74,6 +76,10 @@ def init(self):
             self.get_property("beam_position", "[318, 238]")
         )
 
+        _check_beam = self.get_property("check_beam")
+        if _check_beam:
+            self._check_beam = literal_eval(_check_beam)
+
         self.re_emit_values()
         self.emit("beamPosChanged", (self._beam_position_on_screen,))
 
@@ -296,3 +302,13 @@ def set_value(self, size=None):
             if not isinstance(size, str):
                 raise TypeError("Incorrect input value for definer")
             self.definer.set_value(self.definer.VALUES[size], timeout=2)
+
+    def _is_beam(self):
+        """Check if there is beam
+        Returns:
+            (bool): True if beam present, False otherwise
+        """
+        if not self._check_beam:
+            return True
+        beam = self.get_value()
+        return all([x1 <= x2 for (x1, x2) in zip(self._check_beam, (beam[0], beam[1]))])
diff --git a/mxcubecore/configuration/mockup/beam-mockup.xml b/mxcubecore/configuration/mockup/beam-mockup.xml
index 233a0f97..85a2e3a3 100644
--- a/mxcubecore/configuration/mockup/beam-mockup.xml
+++ b/mxcubecore/configuration/mockup/beam-mockup.xml
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
     <!-- <definer_type>definer</definer_type>-->
     <beam_divergence_horizontal>12.0</beam_divergence_horizontal>
     <beam_divergence_vertical>12.0</beam_divergence_vertical>
+    <!-- value to check againt the size of the beam -->
+    <check_beam>(0.030,0.030)</check_beam>
 </object>
diff --git a/test/pytest/test_beam.py b/test/pytest/test_beam.py
index 2dbcc19b..3d98d4e5 100644
--- a/test/pytest/test_beam.py
+++ b/test/pytest/test_beam.py
@@ -256,3 +256,21 @@ def test_set_definer_size(self, test_object):
                 assert beam_height == dsize.value[1]
                 assert beam_shape == BeamShape.ELLIPTICAL
                 assert beam_label == dsize.name
+
+    def test_is_beam(self, test_object):
+        """Check if there is beam"""
+        check_beam = test_object._check_beam
+        if not check_beam:
+            assert test_object.is_beam == True
+        else:
+            test_object._definer_type = "aperture"
+            for val in test_object.aperture.get_diameter_size_list():
+                app_size = int(test_object.aperture.VALUES[val].value[0]) / 1000
+                test_object.aperture.set_value(
+                    test_object.aperture.VALUES[val], timeout=2
+                )
+                _beam = test_object.is_beam
+                if check_beam[0] > app_size:
+                    assert _beam == False
+                else:
+                    assert _beam == True