diff --git a/backends/libcommuni/session.h b/backends/libcommuni/session.h
index 0d819cb0f9f9192c04f4981a36242bf9dd622189..029905a7342327229556e4853ba9f530df1981d7 100644
--- a/backends/libcommuni/session.h
+++ b/backends/libcommuni/session.h
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ public:
 		return m_identify;
 	}
 
+	bool hasIRCBuddy(const std::string &channel, const std::string &name) {
+		return m_buddies[channel].find(name) != m_buddies[channel].end();
+	}
+
 	IRCBuddy &getIRCBuddy(const std::string &channel, const std::string &name) {
 		return m_buddies[channel][name];
 	}