diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
index a757da1d52..7ecaf55757 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
@@ -1627,6 +1627,21 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             }
         }
 
+        public LSL_Integer osCheckODE()
+        {
+            m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
+            LSL_Integer ret = 0;    // false
+            if (m_ScriptEngine.World.PhysicsScene != null)
+            {
+                string physEngine = m_ScriptEngine.World.PhysicsScene.EngineType;
+                if (physEngine == "OpenDynamicsEngine")
+                {
+                    ret = 1;    // true
+                }
+            }
+            return ret;
+        }
+
         public string osGetPhysicsEngineType()
         {
             // High because it can be used to target attacks to known weaknesses
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
index 38d4574be2..b90366757f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Interface/IOSSL_Api.cs
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api.Interfaces
 
         string osGetScriptEngineName();
         string osGetSimulatorVersion();
+        LSL_Integer osCheckODE();
         string osGetPhysicsEngineType();
         Object osParseJSONNew(string JSON);
         Hashtable osParseJSON(string JSON);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
index 352a35da6f..6030325f43 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Runtime/OSSL_Stub.cs
@@ -420,6 +420,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase
             return m_OSSL_Functions.osGetScriptEngineName();
         }
 
+        public LSL_Integer osCheckODE()
+        {
+            return m_OSSL_Functions.osCheckODE();
+        }
+
         public string osGetPhysicsEngineType()
         {
             return m_OSSL_Functions.osGetPhysicsEngineType();