diff --git a/crates/c-api/include/wasmtime.h b/crates/c-api/include/wasmtime.h
index 052a114fd724..8a8c81a87077 100644
--- a/crates/c-api/include/wasmtime.h
+++ b/crates/c-api/include/wasmtime.h
@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ WASM_API_EXTERN own wasmtime_interrupt_handle_t *wasmtime_interrupt_handle_new(w
 
 WASM_API_EXTERN void wasmtime_interrupt_handle_interrupt(wasmtime_interrupt_handle_t *handle);
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Extensions to `wasm_trap_t`
+
+// Returns `true` if the trap is a WASI "exit" trap and has a return status. If
+// `true` is returned then the exit status is returned through the `status`
+// pointer. If `false` is returned then this is not a wasi exit trap.
+WASM_API_EXTERN bool wasmtime_trap_exit_status(const wasm_trap_t*, int *status);
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // Extensions to `wasm_frame_t`
diff --git a/crates/c-api/src/trap.rs b/crates/c-api/src/trap.rs
index 633577573d6b..9c43d53e9f25 100644
--- a/crates/c-api/src/trap.rs
+++ b/crates/c-api/src/trap.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ pub extern "C" fn wasm_trap_trace(raw: &wasm_trap_t, out: &mut wasm_frame_vec_t)
     out.set_buffer(vec);
 }
 
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn wasmtime_trap_exit_status(raw: &wasm_trap_t, status: &mut i32) -> bool {
+    let trap = raw.trap.borrow();
+    match trap.i32_exit_status() {
+        Some(i) => {
+            *status = i;
+            true
+        }
+        None => false,
+    }
+}
+
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn wasm_frame_func_index(frame: &wasm_frame_t) -> u32 {
     frame.trap.borrow().trace()[frame.idx].func_index()