diff --git a/iothub/service/src/Common/Extensions/CommonExtensions.cs b/iothub/service/src/Common/Extensions/CommonExtensions.cs
index 037b2958a2..45cd46132d 100644
--- a/iothub/service/src/Common/Extensions/CommonExtensions.cs
+++ b/iothub/service/src/Common/Extensions/CommonExtensions.cs
@@ -244,6 +244,16 @@ public static void AppendKeyValuePairIfNotEmpty(this StringBuilder builder, stri
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Check if the value is null or empty.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to check.</param>
+        /// <returns>Returns true if the value is null or empty, otherwise returns false.</returns>
+        public static bool IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this string value)
+        {
+            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Removes white spaces from a string.
         /// </summary>