diff --git a/cfme/utils/appliance/__init__.py b/cfme/utils/appliance/__init__.py
index 3762953c43..cb9b16a148 100644
--- a/cfme/utils/appliance/__init__.py
+++ b/cfme/utils/appliance/__init__.py
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ def _version_tostr(x):
             for k in set(self.CONFIG_MAPPING.values())
             if k in self.__dict__})
 
+    @property
+    def is_configured(self):
+        """ Check if the appliance is configured or unconfigured."""
+        return self.db.has_database and self.db.has_tables
+
     @classmethod
     def from_json(cls, json_string):
         return cls(**json.loads(json_string))