diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Utils.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Utils.cpp
index f96173190..4c32acf83 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Utils.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Utils.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ bool Utils::vectorContains(std::vector<int>* vectorChecked, int value)
     return std::find(vectorChecked->begin(), vectorChecked->end(), value) != vectorChecked->end();
 }
 
+bool Utils::vectorContains(std::vector<std::string>* vectorChecked, std::string value)
+{
+    return std::find(vectorChecked->begin(), vectorChecked->end(), value) != vectorChecked->end();
+}
+
 std::string Utils::toString(int num)
 {
     std::ostringstream stream;
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Utils.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Utils.hpp
index a809e3796..318a4f150 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Utils.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Utils.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace Utils
     bool compareDoubles(double a, double b, double epsilon);
 
     bool vectorContains(std::vector<int>* vectorChecked, int value);
+    bool vectorContains(std::vector<std::string>* vectorChecked, std::string value);
 
     std::string replaceString(const std::string &source, const char *find, const char *replace);