diff --git a/core/io/resource_importer.cpp b/core/io/resource_importer.cpp
index 69907a710aa..b5fa4125764 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_importer.cpp
+++ b/core/io/resource_importer.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ void ResourceFormatImporter::get_recognized_extensions_for_type(const String &p_
 	}
 }
 
+bool ResourceFormatImporter::exists(const String &p_path) const {
+
+	return FileAccess::exists(p_path + ".import");
+}
+
 bool ResourceFormatImporter::recognize_path(const String &p_path, const String &p_for_type) const {
 
 	return FileAccess::exists(p_path + ".import");
diff --git a/core/io/resource_importer.h b/core/io/resource_importer.h
index ca40b47b853..1c146c33d76 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_importer.h
+++ b/core/io/resource_importer.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool is_import_valid(const String &p_path) const;
 	virtual void get_dependencies(const String &p_path, List<String> *p_dependencies, bool p_add_types = false);
 	virtual bool is_imported(const String &p_path) const { return recognize_path(p_path); }
+	virtual bool exists(const String &p_path) const;
 
 	virtual bool can_be_imported(const String &p_path) const;
 	virtual int get_import_order(const String &p_path) const;