diff --git a/packages/core/src/composables/useNodesInitialized.ts b/packages/core/src/composables/useNodesInitialized.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cce0fd6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/composables/useNodesInitialized.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { useVueFlow } from './useVueFlow'
+
+export interface UseNodesInitializedOptions {
+  includeHiddenNodes?: boolean
+}
+
+export function useNodesInitialized(options: UseNodesInitializedOptions = { includeHiddenNodes: false }) {
+  const { nodes } = useVueFlow()
+
+  return computed(() => {
+    if (nodes.value.length === 0) {
+      return false
+    }
+
+    for (const node of nodes.value) {
+      if (options.includeHiddenNodes || !node.hidden) {
+        if (node?.handleBounds === undefined) {
+          return false
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true
+  })
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index a3df39c7..f0d09889 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export { useNodeId } from './composables/useNodeId'
 export { useConnection } from './composables/useConnection'
 export { useHandleConnections } from './composables/useHandleConnections'
 export { useNodesData } from './composables/useNodesData'
+export { useNodesInitialized } from './composables/useNodesInitialized'
 
 export { VueFlowError, ErrorCode, isErrorOfType } from './utils/errors'
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/store/getters.ts b/packages/core/src/store/getters.ts
index 3bae3a02..634a216f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/store/getters.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/store/getters.ts
@@ -125,10 +125,16 @@ export function useGetters(state: State, nodeIds: ComputedRef<string[]>, edgeIds
     ...(getSelectedEdges.value ?? []),
   ])
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated will be removed in next major version; use `useNodesInitialized` instead
+   */
   const getNodesInitialized: ComputedGetters['getNodesInitialized'] = computed(() =>
     getNodes.value.filter((n) => n.initialized && n.handleBounds !== undefined),
   )
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated will be removed in next major version; use `useNodesInitialized` instead
+   */
   const areNodesInitialized: ComputedGetters['areNodesInitialized'] = computed(
     () => getNodes.value.length > 0 && getNodesInitialized.value.length === getNodes.value.length,
   )