diff --git a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper/handshake.go b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper/handshake.go
index 1bc75623f71..8084c8e5d66 100644
--- a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper/handshake.go
+++ b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper/handshake.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (k Keeper) OnChanOpenInit(
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("active channel mapping set for %s but channel does not exist in channel store", activeChannelID))
 		}
 
-		if channel.State == channeltypes.OPEN {
+		if channel.IsOpen() {
 			return "", errorsmod.Wrapf(icatypes.ErrActiveChannelAlreadySet, "existing active channel %s for portID %s is already OPEN", activeChannelID, portID)
 		}
 
diff --git a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper/keeper.go b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper/keeper.go
index eee552337d8..20d83a01ab8 100644
--- a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/controller/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (k Keeper) GetOpenActiveChannel(ctx sdk.Context, connectionID, portID strin
 
 	channel, found := k.channelKeeper.GetChannel(ctx, portID, channelID)
 
-	if found && channel.State == channeltypes.OPEN {
+	if found && channel.IsOpen() {
 		return channelID, true
 	}
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (k Keeper) IsActiveChannelClosed(ctx sdk.Context, connectionID, portID stri
 	}
 
 	channel, found := k.channelKeeper.GetChannel(ctx, portID, channelID)
-	return found && channel.State == channeltypes.CLOSED
+	return found && channel.IsClosed()
 }
 
 // GetAllActiveChannels returns a list of all active interchain accounts controller channels and their associated connection and port identifiers
diff --git a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/keeper/handshake.go b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/keeper/handshake.go
index 8d43071ac2a..f565ad65a7d 100644
--- a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/keeper/handshake.go
+++ b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/keeper/handshake.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (k Keeper) OnChanOpenTry(
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("active channel mapping set for %s but channel does not exist in channel store", activeChannelID))
 		}
 
-		if channel.State == channeltypes.OPEN {
+		if channel.IsOpen() {
 			return "", errorsmod.Wrapf(icatypes.ErrActiveChannelAlreadySet, "existing active channel %s for portID %s is already OPEN", activeChannelID, portID)
 		}
 
diff --git a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/keeper/keeper.go b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/keeper/keeper.go
index 1de40965a2f..40698005c46 100644
--- a/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	genesistypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/genesis/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/host/types"
 	icatypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/apps/27-interchain-accounts/types"
-	channeltypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/04-channel/types"
 	porttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/05-port/types"
 	host "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/24-host"
 	ibcerrors "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v7/modules/core/errors"
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ func (k Keeper) GetOpenActiveChannel(ctx sdk.Context, connectionID, portID strin
 
 	channel, found := k.channelKeeper.GetChannel(ctx, portID, channelID)
 
-	if found && channel.State == channeltypes.OPEN {
+	if found && channel.IsOpen() {
 		return channelID, true
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/handshake.go b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/handshake.go
index 92241432503..61ab05407c1 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/handshake.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/handshake.go
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func (k Keeper) ChanCloseInit(
 		return errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrChannelNotFound, "port ID (%s) channel ID (%s)", portID, channelID)
 	}
 
-	if channel.State == types.CLOSED {
+	if channel.IsClosed() {
 		return errorsmod.Wrap(types.ErrInvalidChannelState, "channel is already CLOSED")
 	}
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ func (k Keeper) ChanCloseConfirm(
 		return errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrChannelNotFound, "port ID (%s) channel ID (%s)", portID, channelID)
 	}
 
-	if channel.State == types.CLOSED {
+	if channel.IsClosed() {
 		return errorsmod.Wrap(types.ErrInvalidChannelState, "channel is already CLOSED")
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/timeout.go b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/timeout.go
index c0248917306..a596c3d7558 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/timeout.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/timeout.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (k Keeper) TimeoutExecuted(
 	// emit an event marking that we have processed the timeout
 	emitTimeoutPacketEvent(ctx, packet, channel)
 
-	if channel.Ordering == types.ORDERED && channel.State == types.CLOSED {
+	if channel.Ordering == types.ORDERED && channel.IsClosed() {
 		emitChannelClosedEvent(ctx, packet, channel)
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/types/channel.go b/modules/core/04-channel/types/channel.go
index 012b571fb07..1ba7b78c4f6 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/types/channel.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/types/channel.go
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ func (ch Channel) GetVersion() string {
 	return ch.Version
 }
 
+// IsOpen returns true if the channel state is OPEN
+func (ch Channel) IsOpen() bool {
+	return ch.State == OPEN
+}
+
+// IsClosed returns true if the channel state is CLOSED
+func (ch Channel) IsClosed() bool {
+	return ch.State == CLOSED
+}
+
 // ValidateBasic performs a basic validation of the channel fields
 func (ch Channel) ValidateBasic() error {
 	if ch.State == UNINITIALIZED {