diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.c
index 758a4cdba3..a8cda54bf2 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2006-2020 Tobias Brunner
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2024 Tobias Brunner
  * Copyright (C) 2006 Daniel Roethlisberger
  * Copyright (C) 2005-2009 Martin Willi
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Jan Hutter
@@ -2012,12 +2012,13 @@ static bool is_child_queued(private_ike_sa_t *this, task_queue_t queue)
 				this->version == IKEV1 ? TASK_QUICK_MODE : TASK_CHILD_CREATE);
 }
 
-/**
- * Check if any tasks to delete the IKE_SA are queued in the given queue.
+/*
+ * Described in header
  */
-static bool is_delete_queued(private_ike_sa_t *this, task_queue_t queue)
+bool ike_sa_is_delete_queued(ike_sa_t *ike_sa)
 {
-	return is_task_queued(this, queue,
+	private_ike_sa_t *this = (private_ike_sa_t*)ike_sa;
+	return is_task_queued(this, TASK_QUEUE_QUEUED,
 				this->version == IKEV1 ? TASK_ISAKMP_DELETE : TASK_IKE_DELETE);
 }
 
@@ -2101,7 +2102,7 @@ METHOD(ike_sa_t, reestablish, status_t,
 	bool restart = FALSE;
 	status_t status = FAILED;
 
-	if (is_delete_queued(this, TASK_QUEUE_QUEUED))
+	if (ike_sa_is_delete_queued((ike_sa_t*)this))
 	{	/* don't reestablish IKE_SAs that have explicitly been deleted in the
 		 * mean time */
 		return FAILED;
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.h b/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.h
index 47c37ff642..1c5333db87 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.h
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2006-2020 Tobias Brunner
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2024 Tobias Brunner
  * Copyright (C) 2006 Daniel Roethlisberger
  * Copyright (C) 2005-2009 Martin Willi
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Jan Hutter
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ struct ike_sa_t {
  * @param ike_sa_id		ike_sa_id_t to associate with new IKE_SA/ISAKMP_SA
  * @param initiator		TRUE to create this IKE_SA as initiator
  * @param version		IKE version of this SA
- * @return			ike_sa_t object
+ * @return				ike_sa_t object
  */
 ike_sa_t *ike_sa_create(ike_sa_id_t *ike_sa_id, bool initiator,
 						ike_version_t version);
@@ -1271,16 +1271,24 @@ ike_sa_t *ike_sa_create(ike_sa_id_t *ike_sa_id, bool initiator,
  * parameters or the authentication method prevent it.
  *
  * @param this			IKE_SA to check
- * @return			TRUE if active reauthentication is possible
+ * @return				TRUE if active reauthentication is possible
  */
 bool ike_sa_can_reauthenticate(ike_sa_t *this);
 
+/**
+ * Check if a task to delete this IKE_SA is queued.
+ *
+ * @param this			IKE_SA to check
+ * @return				TRUE if a task is queued
+ */
+bool ike_sa_is_delete_queued(ike_sa_t *this);
+
 /**
  * Get hosts, virtual or physical, for deriving dynamic traffic selectors.
  *
  * @param this			IKE_SA to retrieve addresses from
  * @param local			TRUE to get local hosts
- * @return			list of hosts (internal objects)
+ * @return				list of hosts (internal objects)
  */
 linked_list_t *ike_sa_get_dynamic_hosts(ike_sa_t *this, bool local);
 
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa_manager.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa_manager.c
index d59fdb7f52..c128cc0787 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa_manager.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa_manager.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2022 Tobias Brunner
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2024 Tobias Brunner
  * Copyright (C) 2005-2011 Martin Willi
  * Copyright (C) 2005 Jan Hutter
  *
@@ -1562,7 +1562,8 @@ METHOD(ike_sa_manager_t, checkout_by_config, ike_sa_t*,
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (entry->ike_sa->get_state(entry->ike_sa) == IKE_DELETING ||
-			entry->ike_sa->get_state(entry->ike_sa) == IKE_REKEYED)
+			entry->ike_sa->get_state(entry->ike_sa) == IKE_REKEYED ||
+			ike_sa_is_delete_queued(entry->ike_sa))
 		{	/* skip IKE_SAs which are not usable, wake other waiting threads */
 			entry->condvar->signal(entry->condvar);
 			continue;