diff --git a/source/code/sago/SagoSpriteHolder.cpp b/source/code/sago/SagoSpriteHolder.cpp
index 88047d4..c6bd59d 100644
--- a/source/code/sago/SagoSpriteHolder.cpp
+++ b/source/code/sago/SagoSpriteHolder.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,18 @@ const sago::SagoSprite& SagoSpriteHolder::GetSprite(const std::string& spritenam
 	}
 }
 
+bool SagoSpriteHolder::HasSprite(const std::string& spritename) const {
+	return HasSprite(spritename.c_str());
+}
+
+bool SagoSpriteHolder::HasSprite(const char* spritename) const {
+	std::unordered_map<std::string,std::shared_ptr<sago::SagoSprite>>::const_iterator got = data->sprites.find (spritename);
+	if ( got == data->sprites.end() ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 
 const SagoDataHolder& SagoSpriteHolder::GetDataHolder() const {
 	return *data->tex;
diff --git a/source/code/sago/SagoSpriteHolder.hpp b/source/code/sago/SagoSpriteHolder.hpp
index 830ca81..ded9e3f 100644
--- a/source/code/sago/SagoSpriteHolder.hpp
+++ b/source/code/sago/SagoSpriteHolder.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public:
 	 **/
 	void ReadSprites(const std::vector<std::string>& extra_sprites);
 	const sago::SagoSprite& GetSprite(const std::string& spritename) const;
+	bool HasSprite(const std::string& spritename) const;
+	bool HasSprite(const char* spritename) const;
 	const SagoDataHolder& GetDataHolder() const;
 private:
 	SagoSpriteHolder(const SagoSpriteHolder& base) = delete;