diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 7afd0697eb..4110c8f489 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual MWWorld::CellStore *getCell (const ESM::CellId& id) = 0;
 
+            virtual bool isCellActive(MWWorld::CellStore* cell) const = 0;
+
             virtual void testExteriorCells() = 0;
             virtual void testInteriorCells() = 0;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 99bd53ef3f..8fea737d8d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -570,6 +570,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
             return getInterior (id.mWorldspace);
     }
 
+    bool World::isCellActive(CellStore* cell) const
+    {
+        return mWorldScene->getActiveCells().count(cell) > 0;
+    }
+
     void World::testExteriorCells()
     {
         mWorldScene->testExteriorCells();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 2ed69aabdf..87cd14dd5c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             CellStore *getCell (const ESM::CellId& id) override;
 
+            bool isCellActive(CellStore* cell) const override;
+
             void testExteriorCells() override;
             void testInteriorCells() override;