diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index 63efa23c7a..061727c679 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -230,6 +230,18 @@ func IsNotSupported(err error) bool {
 	return hcs.IsNotSupported(getInnerError(err))
 }
 
+// IsOperationInvalidState returns true when err is caused by
+// `ErrVmcomputeOperationInvalidState`.
+func IsOperationInvalidState(err error) bool {
+	return hcs.IsOperationInvalidState(getInnerError(err))
+}
+
+// IsAccessIsDenied returns true when err is caused by
+// `ErrVmcomputeOperationAccessIsDenied`.
+func IsAccessIsDenied(err error) bool {
+	return hcs.IsAccessIsDenied(getInnerError(err))
+}
+
 func getInnerError(err error) error {
 	switch pe := err.(type) {
 	case nil:
diff --git a/internal/hcs/errors.go b/internal/hcs/errors.go
index 9a4705a494..bca824b8e1 100644
--- a/internal/hcs/errors.go
+++ b/internal/hcs/errors.go
@@ -312,6 +312,13 @@ func IsOperationInvalidState(err error) bool {
 	return err == ErrVmcomputeOperationInvalidState
 }
 
+// IsAccessIsDenied returns true when err is caused by
+// `ErrVmcomputeOperationAccessIsDenied`.
+func IsAccessIsDenied(err error) bool {
+	err = getInnerError(err)
+	return err == ErrVmcomputeOperationAccessIsDenied
+}
+
 func getInnerError(err error) error {
 	switch pe := err.(type) {
 	case nil: