diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/api/API.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/api/API.java
index 461b2c57..394c6bfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/api/API.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/api/API.java
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ public class API {
         RecipeInfo.registerOverlayHandler(classz, handler, ident);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param classz The class of your gui
+     * @param ident  The recipe identification string
+     */
+    public static boolean hasGuiOverlayHandler(Class<? extends GuiContainer> classz, String ident) {
+        return RecipeInfo.hasOverlayHandler(classz, ident);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the offset to be added to items to translate them into recipe coords on the actual gui, default is 5, 11.
      * Primarily RecipeTransferRects
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/RecipeInfo.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/RecipeInfo.java
index 4bf5194c..2cdeafa9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/RecipeInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/recipe/RecipeInfo.java
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ public class RecipeInfo {
         return overlayMap.containsKey(new OverlayKey(gui.getClass(), ident));
     }
 
+    public static boolean hasOverlayHandler(Class<? extends GuiContainer> classz, String ident) {
+        return overlayMap.containsKey(new OverlayKey(classz, ident));
+    }
+
     public static IOverlayHandler getOverlayHandler(GuiContainer gui, String ident) {
         return overlayMap.get(new OverlayKey(gui.getClass(), ident));
     }