diff --git a/engines/neverhood/resourceman.cpp b/engines/neverhood/resourceman.cpp
index e10a5523bf2..1e755bada0b 100644
--- a/engines/neverhood/resourceman.cpp
+++ b/engines/neverhood/resourceman.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ bool ResourceMan::nhcExists(uint32 fileHash, uint32 type) {
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool ResourceMan::exists(uint32 fileHash) {
+	ResourceFileEntry *entry = findEntry(fileHash);
+	if (!entry)
+		return false;
+	if (entry->nhcArchiveEntry && entry->nhcArchive && entry->nhcArchiveEntry->isNormal())
+		return true;
+	if (entry->archiveEntry && entry->archive)
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 void ResourceMan::queryResource(uint32 fileHash, ResourceHandle &resourceHandle) {
 	ResourceFileEntry *firstEntry;
 	resourceHandle._resourceFileEntry = findEntry(fileHash, &firstEntry);
diff --git a/engines/neverhood/resourceman.h b/engines/neverhood/resourceman.h
index aeda82a9621..21f935d3bea 100644
--- a/engines/neverhood/resourceman.h
+++ b/engines/neverhood/resourceman.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public:
 	Common::SeekableReadStream *createStream(uint32 fileHash);
 	Common::SeekableReadStream *createNhcStream(uint32 fileHash, uint32 type);
 	bool nhcExists(uint32 fileHash, uint32 type);
+	bool exists(uint32 fileHash);
 	const ResourceFileEntry& getEntry(uint index) { return _entries[index]; }
 	uint getEntryCount() { return _entries.size(); }
 	void queryResource(uint32 fileHash, ResourceHandle &resourceHandle);