diff --git a/engines/hdb/ai-funcs.cpp b/engines/hdb/ai-funcs.cpp
index f16c1f05b6d..bc1e9924ced 100644
--- a/engines/hdb/ai-funcs.cpp
+++ b/engines/hdb/ai-funcs.cpp
@@ -661,6 +661,13 @@ void AI::setLuaAnimFrame(const char *initName, AIState st, int frame) {
 	}
 }
 
+int AI::checkForTouchplate(int x, int y) {
+	int tileIndex = g_hdb->_map->getMapBGTileIndex(x, y);
+	if (tileIndex == _touchplateOff || tileIndex == _templeTouchpOff)
+		return tileIndex;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void AI::removeEntity(AIEntity *e) {
 	_ents->erase(&e);
 }
diff --git a/engines/hdb/ai.h b/engines/hdb/ai.h
index 14495b3c8bd..22032f2f338 100644
--- a/engines/hdb/ai.h
+++ b/engines/hdb/ai.h
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ public:
 	void removeLuaEntity(const char *initName);
 	void animLuaEntity(const char *initName, AIState st);
 	void setLuaAnimFrame(const char *initName, AIState st, int frame);
+	int checkForTouchplate(int x, int y);
 	void removeEntity(AIEntity *e);
 	void setEntityGoal(AIEntity *e, int x, int y);
 	void initAllEnts();