diff --git a/SDK/include/NDK/Components/GraphicsComponent.hpp b/SDK/include/NDK/Components/GraphicsComponent.hpp
index 0b422c52a..f7cc20c5c 100644
--- a/SDK/include/NDK/Components/GraphicsComponent.hpp
+++ b/SDK/include/NDK/Components/GraphicsComponent.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ namespace Ndk
 
 			inline void Detach(const Nz::InstancedRenderable* renderable);
 
+			inline bool DoesRequireRealTimeReflections() const;
+
 			inline void EnsureBoundingVolumeUpdate() const;
 			inline void EnsureTransformMatrixUpdate() const;
 
diff --git a/SDK/include/NDK/Components/GraphicsComponent.inl b/SDK/include/NDK/Components/GraphicsComponent.inl
index 81d9b121f..f6bc01f2e 100644
--- a/SDK/include/NDK/Components/GraphicsComponent.inl
+++ b/SDK/include/NDK/Components/GraphicsComponent.inl
@@ -84,6 +84,18 @@ namespace Ndk
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*!
+	* \brief Checks if this graphics component requires real-time reflections to be generated
+	*
+	* If any of the materials attached to a GraphicsComponent (via the attached instanced renderable) needs real-time reflections, this function will return true.
+	*
+	* \return True if real-time reflections needs to be generated or false
+	*/
+	inline bool GraphicsComponent::DoesRequireRealTimeReflections() const
+	{
+		return m_reflectiveMaterialCount != 0;
+	}
+
 	/*!
 	* \brief Ensures the bounding volume is up to date
 	*/