diff --git a/src/client/etcd_state_client.h b/src/client/etcd_state_client.h
index 083ebdce..3b0300d7 100644
--- a/src/client/etcd_state_client.h
+++ b/src/client/etcd_state_client.h
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 #define MAX_DATA_BLOCK_SIZE 128*1024*1024
 #define DEFAULT_BITMAP_GRANULARITY 4096
 
+#ifndef IMMEDIATE_NONE
 #define IMMEDIATE_NONE 0
 #define IMMEDIATE_SMALL 1
 #define IMMEDIATE_ALL 2
+#endif
 
 struct etcd_kv_t
 {
diff --git a/src/client/vitastor_c.cpp b/src/client/vitastor_c.cpp
index 8099cb74..bdb46b26 100644
--- a/src/client/vitastor_c.cpp
+++ b/src/client/vitastor_c.cpp
@@ -384,4 +384,12 @@ int vitastor_c_inode_get_readonly(void *handle)
     return watch->cfg.readonly;
 }
 
+uint32_t vitastor_c_inode_get_immediate_commit(vitastor_c *client, uint64_t inode_num)
+{
+    auto pool_it = client->cli->st_cli.pool_config.find(INODE_POOL(inode_num));
+    if (pool_it == client->cli->st_cli.pool_config.end())
+        return 0;
+    return pool_it->second.immediate_commit;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/client/vitastor_c.h b/src/client/vitastor_c.h
index 74a1dff5..7c37f0e3 100644
--- a/src/client/vitastor_c.h
+++ b/src/client/vitastor_c.h
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 #ifndef POOL_ID_BITS
 #define POOL_ID_BITS 16
 #endif
+
+#ifndef IMMEDIATE_NONE
+#define IMMEDIATE_NONE 0
+#define IMMEDIATE_SMALL 1
+#define IMMEDIATE_ALL 2
+#endif
+
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/uio.h>
 
@@ -65,6 +72,8 @@ uint64_t vitastor_c_inode_get_num(void *handle);
 uint32_t vitastor_c_inode_get_block_size(vitastor_c *client, uint64_t inode_num);
 uint32_t vitastor_c_inode_get_bitmap_granularity(vitastor_c *client, uint64_t inode_num);
 int vitastor_c_inode_get_readonly(void *handle);
+// Returns IMMEDIATE_ALL, IMMEDIATE_SMALL or IMMEDIATE_NONE
+uint32_t vitastor_c_inode_get_immediate_commit(vitastor_c *client, uint64_t inode_num);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }