diff --git a/.changeset/beige-worms-smoke.md b/.changeset/beige-worms-smoke.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f53b5c43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-worms-smoke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@defer/client": minor
+---
+
+expose a `getExecution(id)` function
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 62626baa..6398003e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const FakeID = "00000000000000000000000000000000";
 import {
   enqueueExecution,
   EnqueueExecutionResponse,
+  fetchExecution,
   waitExecutionResult,
 } from "./client.js";
 import { DeferError } from "./errors.js";
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@ export function configure(opts = {} as Options): void {
   return;
 }
 
+export const getExecution = (id: string, client?: HTTPClient) => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
+  return fetchExecution(client || __httpClient!, { id });
+};
+
 export type UnPromise<F> = F extends Promise<infer R> ? R : F;
 
 export type DelayString = `${string}${Units}`;