diff --git a/include/linphone/api/c-chat-room.h b/include/linphone/api/c-chat-room.h
index 33bedd0c4..4aceee53f 100644
--- a/include/linphone/api/c-chat-room.h
+++ b/include/linphone/api/c-chat-room.h
@@ -333,6 +333,13 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_chat_room_set_participant_admin_status (LinphoneCh
  */
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_chat_room_set_subject (LinphoneChatRoom *cr, const char *subject);
 
+/**
+ * Gets the list of participants that are currently composing
+ * @param[in] cr A LinphoneChatRoom object
+ * @return \bctbx_list{LinphoneAddress *} list of addresses that are in the is_composing state
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC bctbx_list_t * linphone_chat_room_get_composing_addresses(LinphoneChatRoom *cr);
+
 /**
  * Returns back pointer to #LinphoneCore object.
  * @deprecated use linphone_chat_room_get_core()
diff --git a/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-room.cpp b/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-room.cpp
index f92827208..08a0ff47e 100644
--- a/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-room.cpp
+++ b/src/c-wrapper/api/c-chat-room.cpp
@@ -274,6 +274,15 @@ void linphone_chat_room_set_subject (LinphoneChatRoom *cr, const char *subject)
 	L_GET_CPP_PTR_FROM_C_OBJECT(cr)->setSubject(L_C_TO_STRING(subject));
 }
 
+bctbx_list_t * linphone_chat_room_get_composing_addresses(LinphoneChatRoom *cr) {
+	LinphonePrivate::ChatRoomPrivate *room = L_GET_PRIVATE_FROM_C_OBJECT(cr);
+	bctbx_list_t *result = NULL;
+	for (auto i = room->remoteIsComposing.begin(); i != room->remoteIsComposing.end(); ++i) {
+		result = bctbx_list_append(result, linphone_address_new((*i).c_str()));
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+
 // =============================================================================
 // Reference and user data handling functions.
 // =============================================================================