diff --git a/tooltipmanager.cpp b/tooltipmanager.cpp
index 742736245..f3118e3ac 100644
--- a/tooltipmanager.cpp
+++ b/tooltipmanager.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ void ToolTipManager::setWidgetToolTipContent(QGraphicsWidget *widget,const ToolT
     }
 }
 
+bool ToolTipManager::widgetHasToolTip(QGraphicsWidget *widget)
+{
+    return d->tooltips.contains(widget);
+}
+
 void ToolTipManager::themeUpdated()
 {
   QMapIterator<QGraphicsWidget*, ToolTip *> iterator(d->tooltips);
diff --git a/tooltipmanager.h b/tooltipmanager.h
index 822efcf55..801f7f9d9 100644
--- a/tooltipmanager.h
+++ b/tooltipmanager.h
@@ -125,6 +125,13 @@ namespace Plasma
       */
       void setWidgetToolTipContent(QGraphicsWidget *widget,const ToolTipContent &data);
       
+      /**
+      * Function to know if widget has a tooltip registered in the tooltip manager
+      * @param widget the widget
+      * @return true if this widget has a tooltip
+      */
+      bool widgetHasToolTip(QGraphicsWidget *widget);
+      
       /**
       * Reccomended position for a popup window like a menu or a tooltip
       * given its size