diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/execution/context/invocation.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/execution/context/invocation.py
index 49adc714175ff..2fe58e73cb7a7 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/execution/context/invocation.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/execution/context/invocation.py
@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@ def bind(
     def unbind(self):
         self._bound_properties = None
 
+    @property
+    def is_bound(self) -> bool:
+        return self._bound_properties is not None
+
     @property
     def execution_properties(self) -> RunlessExecutionProperties:
         return self._execution_properties
diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/core_tests/test_op_invocation.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/core_tests/test_op_invocation.py
index 257889340910f..136c20c626f41 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/core_tests/test_op_invocation.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/core_tests/test_op_invocation.py
@@ -1390,12 +1390,12 @@ async def main():
 
 def assert_context_unbound(context: RunlessOpExecutionContext):
     # to assert that the context is correctly unbound after op invocation
-    assert context.bound_properties is None
+    assert not context.is_bound
 
 
 def assert_context_bound(context: RunlessOpExecutionContext):
     # to assert that the context is correctly bound during op invocation
-    assert context.bound_properties is not None
+    assert context.is_bound
 
 
 def assert_execution_properties_cleared(context: RunlessOpExecutionContext):