diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Lua/LuaUserData.lua b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Lua/LuaUserData.lua
index a6f9e51cd..ee4c4112f 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Lua/LuaUserData.lua
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Lua/LuaUserData.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ luaUserData.Descriptors = {}
 
 LuaSetup.LuaUserData = luaUserData
 
+luaUserData.IsRegistered = clrLuaUserData.IsRegistered
 luaUserData.UnregisterType = clrLuaUserData.UnregisterType
 luaUserData.RegisterGenericType = clrLuaUserData.RegisterGenericType
 luaUserData.UnregisterGenericType = clrLuaUserData.UnregisterGenericType
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/Lua/LuaClasses/LuaUserData.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/Lua/LuaClasses/LuaUserData.cs
index 669bb8f78..4d6cb2b69 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/Lua/LuaClasses/LuaUserData.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/LuaCs/Lua/LuaClasses/LuaUserData.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             return UserData.RegisterType(type);
         }
 
+        public static IUserDataDescriptor IsRegistered(string typeName)
+        {
+            Type type = GetType(typeName);
+
+            if (type == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return UserData.GetDescriptorForType(type, true);
+        }
+
         public static void UnregisterType(string typeName, bool deleteHistory = false)
         {
             Type type = GetType(typeName);