diff --git a/cuvis/AcquisitionContext.py b/cuvis/AcquisitionContext.py
index 4eb6198..ccbc594 100644
--- a/cuvis/AcquisitionContext.py
+++ b/cuvis/AcquisitionContext.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def __init__(self, base: Union[Calibration, SessionFile], *, simulate: bool = Fa
         self._handle = None
         self._simulate = simulate
         self._state_poll_task = None
+        self._ready_poll_task = None
 
         if isinstance(base, Calibration):
             _ptr = cuvis_il.new_p_int()
@@ -48,6 +49,14 @@ def state(self) -> HardwareState:
             raise SDKException()
         return internal.__HardwareState__[cuvis_il.p_cuvis_hardware_state_t_value(val)]
 
+    @property
+    @copydoc(cuvis_il.cuvis_acq_cont_ready_get)
+    def ready(self) -> bool:
+        val = cuvis_il.new_p_int()
+        if cuvis_il.status_ok != cuvis_il.cuvis_acq_cont_ready_get(self._handle, val):
+            raise SDKException()
+        return bool(cuvis_il.p_int_value(val))
+
     @property
     @copydoc(cuvis_il.cuvis_acq_cont_get_component_count)
     def component_count(self) -> int:
@@ -479,6 +488,25 @@ def set_binning_async(self, val: bool) -> Async:
             raise SDKException()
         return Async(cuvis_il.p_int_value(_pasync))
 
+    def register_ready_callback(self, callback: Callable[None, Awaitable[None]]) -> None:
+        self.reset_ready_callback()
+
+        async def _internal_ready_loop():
+            poll_time = 0.5
+            while True:
+                if self.ready:
+                    await callback()
+                    break
+                else:
+                    await a.sleep(poll_time)
+
+        self._ready_poll_task = a.create_task(_internal_ready_loop())
+
+    def reset_ready_callback(self) -> None:
+        if self._ready_poll_task is not None:
+            self._ready_poll_task.cancel()
+            self._ready_poll_task = None
+
     def register_state_change_callback(self, callback: Callable[[HardwareState, list[tuple[str, bool]]], Awaitable[None]]) -> None:
         """