diff --git a/src/p_actionfunctions.cpp b/src/p_actionfunctions.cpp
index 1abe2c93908..c6a6b20f4db 100644
--- a/src/p_actionfunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/p_actionfunctions.cpp
@@ -988,6 +988,14 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_SoundVolume)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_IsPlayingSound)
+{
+	PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(AActor);
+	PARAM_INT(channel);
+	PARAM_SOUND(sound);
+	ACTION_RETURN_BOOL(S_IsActorPlayingSomething(self,channel,sound));
+}
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // These come from a time when DECORATE constants did not exist yet and
diff --git a/src/s_advsound.cpp b/src/s_advsound.cpp
index 5aa52981d0b..85db21c4b1a 100644
--- a/src/s_advsound.cpp
+++ b/src/s_advsound.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "serializer.h"
 #include "v_text.h"
 #include "g_levellocals.h"
+#include "vm.h"
 
 // MACROS ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -491,6 +492,12 @@ unsigned int S_GetMSLength(FSoundID sound)
 	else return 0;
 }
 
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DObject,S_GetLength)
+{
+	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
+	PARAM_SOUND(sound_id);
+	ACTION_RETURN_FLOAT(S_GetMSLength(sound_id)/1000.0);
+}
 
 //==========================================================================
 //
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actor.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actor.txt
index 4d61435a667..1dde5793790 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actor.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actor.txt
@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ class Actor : Thinker native
 	native void A_StopSound(int slot = CHAN_VOICE);	// Bad default but that's what is originally was...
 	deprecated("2.3") native void A_PlaySoundEx(sound whattoplay, name slot, bool looping = false, int attenuation = 0);
 	deprecated("2.3") native void A_StopSoundEx(name slot);
+	native ui bool A_IsPlayingSound(int channel = 0, sound sound_id = "");
 	native void A_SeekerMissile(int threshold, int turnmax, int flags = 0, int chance = 50, int distance = 10);
 	native action state A_Jump(int chance, statelabel label, ...);
 	native Actor A_SpawnProjectile(class<Actor> missiletype, double spawnheight = 32, double spawnofs_xy = 0, double angle = 0, int flags = 0, double pitch = 0, int ptr = AAPTR_TARGET);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
index fe776fcbc1c..804bc7c499d 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ class Object native
 	native static void S_PauseSound (bool notmusic, bool notsfx);
 	native static void S_ResumeSound (bool notsfx);
 	native static bool S_ChangeMusic(String music_name, int order = 0, bool looping = true, bool force = false);
+	native static float S_GetLength(Sound sound_id);
 	native static uint BAM(double angle);
 	native static void SetMusicVolume(float vol);
 	native static uint MSTime();