diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/soundbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/soundbindings.cpp
index 318f120365..102f88ce61 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/soundbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/soundbindings.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ namespace MWLua
             sndMgr->streamMusic(std::string(fileName), MWSound::MusicType::Scripted);
         };
 
+        api["isMusicPlaying"] = []() { return MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->isMusicPlaying(); };
+
         api["stopMusic"] = []() { MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->stopMusic(); };
 
         return LuaUtil::makeReadOnly(api);
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/ambient.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/ambient.lua
index 671e0b0ee6..917ec86c85 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/ambient.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/ambient.lua
@@ -83,4 +83,10 @@
 -- @function [parent=#ambient] stopMusic
 -- @usage ambient.stopMusic();
 
+---
+-- Check if music is playing
+-- @function [parent=#ambient] isMusicPlaying
+-- @return #boolean
+-- @usage local isPlaying = ambient.isMusicPlaying();
+
 return nil