diff --git a/component/core.py b/component/core.py
index 45ee64069..aa4cb5250 100644
--- a/component/core.py
+++ b/component/core.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from odoo import models
 from odoo.tools import LastOrderedSet, OrderedSet
 
-from .exception import NoComponentError, SeveralComponentError
+from .exception import NoComponentError, RegistryNotReadyError, SeveralComponentError
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -252,14 +252,17 @@ def __init__(
             dbname = self.env.cr.dbname
             try:
                 self.components_registry = _component_databases[dbname]
-            except KeyError:
-                _logger.error(
+            except KeyError as exc:
+                msg = (
                     "No component registry for database %s. "
                     "Probably because the Odoo registry has not been built "
-                    "yet.",
+                    "yet."
+                )
+                _logger.error(
+                    msg,
                     dbname,
                 )
-                raise
+                raise RegistryNotReadyError(msg) from exc
         self._propagate_kwargs = ["collection", "model_name", "components_registry"]
         for attr_name, value in kwargs.items():
             setattr(self, attr_name, value)
diff --git a/component/exception.py b/component/exception.py
index 3883282e8..cb4c67853 100644
--- a/component/exception.py
+++ b/component/exception.py
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ class NoComponentError(ComponentException):
 
 class SeveralComponentError(ComponentException):
     """More than one component have been found"""
+
+
+class RegistryNotReadyError(ComponentException):
+    """Component registry not ready yet for given DB."""
diff --git a/component/readme/CONTRIBUTORS.rst b/component/readme/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
index 60a076dc1..60d861306 100644
--- a/component/readme/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
+++ b/component/readme/CONTRIBUTORS.rst
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 * Guewen Baconnier <guewen.baconnier@camptocamp.com>
 * Laurent Mignon <laurent.mignon@acsone.eu>
+* Simone Orsi <simone.orsi@camptocamp.com>
diff --git a/component/tests/__init__.py b/component/tests/__init__.py
index de5a88a91..29c286e26 100644
--- a/component/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/component/tests/__init__.py
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 from . import test_component
 from . import test_lookup
 from . import test_work_on
+from . import test_utils
diff --git a/component/tests/test_utils.py b/component/tests/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f630a83e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/component/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Camptocamp SA
+# License LGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
+
+from unittest import mock
+
+from odoo.addons.component.utils import is_component_registry_ready
+
+from .common import TransactionComponentRegistryCase
+
+
+class TestUtils(TransactionComponentRegistryCase):
+    def test_registry_ready(self):
+        path = "odoo.addons.component.utils.get_component_registry"
+        with mock.patch(path) as mocked:
+            mocked.return_value = None
+            self.assertFalse(is_component_registry_ready(self.env.cr.dbname))
+            self._setup_registry(self)
+            mocked.return_value = self.comp_registry
+            self.assertTrue(is_component_registry_ready(self.env.cr.dbname))
+            self._teardown_registry(self)
diff --git a/component/utils.py b/component/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66e955125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/component/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Camptocamp SA
+# License LGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
+
+from .core import _component_databases
+
+
+def get_component_registry(dbname):
+    return _component_databases.get(dbname)
+
+
+def is_component_registry_ready(dbname):
+    """Return True if the registry is ready to be used."""
+    comp_registry = get_component_registry(dbname)
+    return comp_registry.ready if comp_registry else False