diff --git a/src/frontend/hud.cpp b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
index c8301d26..89789e29 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hud.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
@@ -756,3 +756,13 @@ void Hud::setAllowPause(bool flag) {
     }
     allowPause = flag;
 }
+
+bool Hud::isOpen(const std::string& layoutid) const {
+    for (const auto& element : elements) {
+        auto doc = element.getDocument();
+        if (doc && doc->getId() == layoutid) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/hud.hpp b/src/frontend/hud.hpp
index c0c7d1ef..560382d3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hud.hpp
+++ b/src/frontend/hud.hpp
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ public:
 
     void setAllowPause(bool flag);
 
+    bool isOpen(const std::string& layoutid) const;
+
     static bool showGeneratorMinimap;
 
     /// @brief Runtime updating debug visualization texture
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libhud.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libhud.cpp
index e3d29783..7ab5d33c 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libhud.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libhud.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ static int l_reload_script(lua::State* L) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int l_is_open(lua::State* L) {
+    auto layoutid = lua::require_string(L, 1);
+    return lua::pushboolean(L, hud->isOpen(layoutid));
+}
+
 const luaL_Reg hudlib[] = {
     {"open_inventory", wrap_hud<l_open_inventory>},
     {"close_inventory", wrap_hud<l_close_inventory>},
@@ -208,5 +213,6 @@ const luaL_Reg hudlib[] = {
     {"_set_debug_cheats", wrap_hud<l_set_debug_cheats>},
     {"set_allow_pause", wrap_hud<l_set_allow_pause>},
     {"reload_script", wrap_hud<l_reload_script>},
+    {"is_open", wrap_hud<l_is_open>},
     {nullptr, nullptr}
 };