diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go
index 8bf627b27..4f54c5920 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives.go
@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@ func (h Helper) Option(name string) any {
 	return h.options[name]
 }
 
+// IsNamedRoute returns true if the directive is in a named route.
+// Named routes are adapted before the site blocks, with their own
+// State, so values a directive keeps in State aren't shared with
+// the site blocks.
+func (h Helper) IsNamedRoute() bool {
+	return h.parentBlock.IsNamedRoute
+}
+
 // Caddyfiles returns the list of config files from
 // which tokens in the current server block were loaded.
 func (h Helper) Caddyfiles() []string {
diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives_test.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives_test.go
index 9adf0c041..64ddf5a8f 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives_test.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/directives_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,36 @@ func init() {
 		return caddyhttp.StaticError{StatusCode: "500"}, nil
 	})
 	RegisterDirectiveOrder("test_ordered_plugin", Before, "respond")
+
+	RegisterHandlerDirective("test_named_route", func(h Helper) (caddyhttp.MiddlewareHandler, error) {
+		h.Next()
+		body := "site"
+		if h.IsNamedRoute() {
+			body = "named"
+		}
+		return caddyhttp.StaticResponse{Body: body}, nil
+	})
+	RegisterDirectiveOrder("test_named_route", Before, "respond")
+}
+
+func TestHelperIsNamedRoute(t *testing.T) {
+	adapted := adaptCaddyfile(t, `&(shared) {
+	handle /nested {
+		test_named_route
+	}
+}
+
+:8080 {
+	test_named_route
+	invoke shared
+}
+`)
+
+	for _, body := range []string{`"body":"named"`, `"body":"site"`} {
+		if !strings.Contains(adapted, body) {
+			t.Errorf("expected %s in the adapted config: %s", body, adapted)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // caddyfiles shared by the directive order tests below. the handle block in