+/// A callback notifying when the MeshLink thread starts and stops.
+/* @param mesh A handle which represents an instance of MeshLink, or NULL.
+ * @param started True if the MeshLink thread has started, false if it is about to stop.
+ */
+typedef void (*meshlink_thread_status_cb_t)(struct meshlink_handle *mesh, bool started);
+
+/// Set the thread status callback.
+/** This functions sets the callback that is called whenever the MeshLink thread has started or is about to stop.
+ *
+ * The callback is run in MeshLink's own thread.
+ * It is important that the callback uses apprioriate methods (queues, pipes, locking, etc.)
+ * to hand the data over to the application's thread.
+ * The callback should also not block itself and return as quickly as possible.
+ *
+ * \memberof meshlink_handle
+ * @param mesh A handle which represents an instance of MeshLink, or NULL.
+ * @param cb A pointer to the function which will be called when a serious error is encountered.
+ * If a NULL pointer is given, the callback will be disabled.
+ */
+void meshlink_set_thread_status_cb(struct meshlink_handle *mesh, meshlink_thread_status_cb_t cb);
+