diff --git a/ummisco.gama.opengl/src/ummisco/gama/opengl/scene/AbstractObject.java b/ummisco.gama.opengl/src/ummisco/gama/opengl/scene/AbstractObject.java
index 0a0aa50978..508d1d2011 100644
--- a/ummisco.gama.opengl/src/ummisco/gama/opengl/scene/AbstractObject.java
+++ b/ummisco.gama.opengl/src/ummisco/gama/opengl/scene/AbstractObject.java
@@ -137,4 +137,8 @@ public void getTranslationForScalingInto(final GamaPoint p) {
 		p.setLocation(0, 0, 0);
 	}
 
+	public boolean isBordered() {
+		return getAttributes().getBorder() != null;
+	}
+
 }