diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.cpp
index 578bed7..0b41694 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.cpp
@@ -498,6 +498,22 @@
   return have;
 }
 
+bool TFileTransport::peek() {
+  // check if there is an event ready to be read
+  if (!currentEvent_) {
+    currentEvent_ = readEvent();
+  }
+
+  // did not manage to read an event from the file. This could have happened
+  // if the timeout expired or there was some other error
+  if (!currentEvent_) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // check if there is anything to read
+  return (currentEvent_->eventSize_ - currentEvent_->eventBuffPos_) > 0;
+}
+
 uint32_t TFileTransport::read(uint8_t* buf, uint32_t len) {
   // check if there an event is ready to be read
   if (!currentEvent_) {
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.h b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.h
index 7a6984a..30d3a9b 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
 
   uint32_t readAll(uint8_t* buf, uint32_t len);
   uint32_t read(uint8_t* buf, uint32_t len);
+  bool peek();
 
   // log-file specific functions
   void seekToChunk(int32_t chunk);