diff --git a/cassandra/query.py b/cassandra/query.py
index 246c0565ba..6c6878fdb4 100644
--- a/cassandra/query.py
+++ b/cassandra/query.py
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ class BatchStatement(Statement):
 
     _statements_and_parameters = None
     _session = None
+    _is_lwt = False
 
     def __init__(self, batch_type=BatchType.LOGGED, retry_policy=None,
                  consistency_level=None, serial_consistency_level=None,
@@ -845,6 +846,8 @@ def add(self, statement, parameters=None):
             query_id = statement.query_id
             bound_statement = statement.bind(() if parameters is None else parameters)
             self._update_state(bound_statement)
+            if statement.is_lwt():
+                self._is_lwt = True
             self._add_statement_and_params(True, query_id, bound_statement.values)
         elif isinstance(statement, BoundStatement):
             if parameters:
@@ -852,6 +855,8 @@ def add(self, statement, parameters=None):
                     "Parameters cannot be passed with a BoundStatement "
                     "to BatchStatement.add()")
             self._update_state(statement)
+            if statement.is_lwt():
+                self._is_lwt = True
             self._add_statement_and_params(True, statement.prepared_statement.query_id, statement.values)
         else:
             # it must be a SimpleStatement
@@ -860,6 +865,8 @@ def add(self, statement, parameters=None):
                 encoder = Encoder() if self._session is None else self._session.encoder
                 query_string = bind_params(query_string, parameters, encoder)
             self._update_state(statement)
+            if statement.is_lwt():
+                self._is_lwt = True
             self._add_statement_and_params(False, query_string, ())
         return self
 
@@ -893,6 +900,9 @@ def _update_state(self, statement):
         self._maybe_set_routing_attributes(statement)
         self._update_custom_payload(statement)
 
+    def is_lwt(self):
+        return self._is_lwt
+
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self._statements_and_parameters)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_query.py b/tests/unit/test_query.py
index 29c800b99c..6b0ebe690e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_query.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_query.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import unittest
 
-from cassandra.query import BatchStatement, SimpleStatement
+from cassandra.query import BatchStatement, PreparedStatement, SimpleStatement
 
 
 class BatchStatementTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -68,3 +68,50 @@ def test_len(self):
             batch.add_all(statements=['%s'] * n,
                           parameters=[(i,) for i in range(n)])
             assert len(batch) == n
+
+    def _make_prepared_statement(self, is_lwt=False):
+        return PreparedStatement(
+            column_metadata=[],
+            query_id=b"query-id",
+            routing_key_indexes=[],
+            query="INSERT INTO test.table (id) VALUES (1)",
+            keyspace=None,
+            protocol_version=4,
+            result_metadata=[],
+            result_metadata_id=None,
+            is_lwt=is_lwt,
+        )
+
+    def test_is_lwt_false_for_non_lwt_statements(self):
+        batch = BatchStatement()
+        batch.add(self._make_prepared_statement(is_lwt=False))
+        batch.add(self._make_prepared_statement(is_lwt=False).bind(()))
+        batch.add(SimpleStatement("INSERT INTO test.table (id) VALUES (3)"))
+        batch.add("INSERT INTO test.table (id) VALUES (4)")
+        assert batch.is_lwt() is False
+
+    def test_is_lwt_propagates_from_statements(self):
+        batch = BatchStatement()
+        batch.add(self._make_prepared_statement(is_lwt=False))
+        assert batch.is_lwt() is False
+
+        batch.add(self._make_prepared_statement(is_lwt=True))
+        assert batch.is_lwt() is True
+
+        bound_lwt = self._make_prepared_statement(is_lwt=True).bind(())
+        batch_with_bound = BatchStatement()
+        batch_with_bound.add(bound_lwt)
+        assert batch_with_bound.is_lwt() is True
+
+        class LwtSimpleStatement(SimpleStatement):
+            def __init__(self):
+                super(LwtSimpleStatement, self).__init__(
+                    "INSERT INTO test.table (id) VALUES (2) IF NOT EXISTS"
+                )
+
+            def is_lwt(self):
+                return True
+
+        batch_with_simple = BatchStatement()
+        batch_with_simple.add(LwtSimpleStatement())
+        assert batch_with_simple.is_lwt() is True