diff --git a/src/consensus/activation.h b/src/consensus/activation.h
--- a/src/consensus/activation.h
+++ b/src/consensus/activation.h
@@ -39,4 +39,8 @@
 bool IsAxionEnabled(const Consensus::Params &params,
                     const CBlockIndex *pindexPrev);
 
+/** Check if May 15th, 2022 protocol upgrade has activated. */
+bool IsGluonEnabled(const Consensus::Params &params,
+                    const CBlockIndex *pindexPrev);
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_CONSENSUS_ACTIVATION_H
diff --git a/src/consensus/activation.cpp b/src/consensus/activation.cpp
--- a/src/consensus/activation.cpp
+++ b/src/consensus/activation.cpp
@@ -84,3 +84,13 @@
     return pindexPrev->GetMedianTimePast() >=
            gArgs.GetArg("-axionactivationtime", params.axionActivationTime);
 }
+
+bool IsGluonEnabled(const Consensus::Params &params,
+                    const CBlockIndex *pindexPrev) {
+    if (pindexPrev == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return pindexPrev->GetMedianTimePast() >=
+           gArgs.GetArg("-gluonactivationtime", params.gluonActivationTime);
+}
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -409,15 +409,27 @@
 
     // Hidden Options
     std::vector<std::string> hidden_args = {
-        "-dbcrashratio", "-forcecompactdb", "-maxaddrtosend", "-parkdeepreorg",
-        "-automaticunparking", "-replayprotectionactivationtime",
+        "-dbcrashratio",
+        "-forcecompactdb",
+        "-maxaddrtosend",
+        "-parkdeepreorg",
+        "-automaticunparking",
+        "-replayprotectionactivationtime",
         "-enableminerfund",
         // GUI args. These will be overwritten by SetupUIArgs for the GUI
-        "-allowselfsignedrootcertificates", "-choosedatadir", "-lang=<lang>",
-        "-min", "-resetguisettings", "-rootcertificates=<file>", "-splash",
+        "-allowselfsignedrootcertificates",
+        "-choosedatadir",
+        "-lang=<lang>",
+        "-min",
+        "-resetguisettings",
+        "-rootcertificates=<file>",
+        "-splash",
         "-uiplatform",
         // TODO remove after the November 2020 upgrade
-        "-axionactivationtime"};
+        "-axionactivationtime",
+        // TODO remove after the May 2022 upgrade
+        "-gluonactivationtime",
+    };
 
     // Set all of the args and their help
     // When adding new options to the categories, please keep and ensure
diff --git a/src/test/activation_tests.cpp b/src/test/activation_tests.cpp
--- a/src/test/activation_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/activation_tests.cpp
@@ -73,4 +73,28 @@
     BOOST_CHECK(IsAxionEnabled(params, &blocks.back()));
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(isgluonenabled) {
+    const Consensus::Params &params = Params().GetConsensus();
+    const auto activation =
+        gArgs.GetArg("-gluonactivationtime", params.gluonActivationTime);
+    SetMockTime(activation - 1000000);
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(!IsGluonEnabled(params, nullptr));
+
+    std::array<CBlockIndex, 12> blocks;
+    for (size_t i = 1; i < blocks.size(); ++i) {
+        blocks[i].pprev = &blocks[i - 1];
+    }
+    BOOST_CHECK(!IsGluonEnabled(params, &blocks.back()));
+
+    SetMTP(blocks, activation - 1);
+    BOOST_CHECK(!IsGluonEnabled(params, &blocks.back()));
+
+    SetMTP(blocks, activation);
+    BOOST_CHECK(IsGluonEnabled(params, &blocks.back()));
+
+    SetMTP(blocks, activation + 1);
+    BOOST_CHECK(IsGluonEnabled(params, &blocks.back()));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/test/lint/check-doc.py b/test/lint/check-doc.py
--- a/test/lint/check-doc.py
+++ b/test/lint/check-doc.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
     '-zapwallettxes',
     # Remove after November 2020 upgrade
     '-axionactivationtime',
+    # Remove after May 2022 upgrade
+    '-gluonactivationtime',
     '-replayprotectionactivationtime',
 ])