diff --git a/fabric-data-generation-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/datagen/FabricDataGenHelper.java b/fabric-data-generation-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/datagen/FabricDataGenHelper.java
index 062250024..e05b0d114 100644
--- a/fabric-data-generation-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/datagen/FabricDataGenHelper.java
+++ b/fabric-data-generation-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/impl/datagen/FabricDataGenHelper.java
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 public final class FabricDataGenHelper {
 	private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FabricDataGenHelper.class);
 
+	/**
+	 * When enabled the dedicated server startup will be hijacked to run the data generators and then quit.
+	 */
+	public static final boolean ENABLED = System.getProperty("fabric-api.datagen") != null;
+
 	/**
 	 * When enabled providers can enable extra validation, such as ensuring all registry entries have data generated for them.
 	 */