diff --git a/src/Audio/CCAudioEngine.cs b/src/Audio/CCAudioEngine.cs
index 8df6353a5..abb76cd1b 100644
--- a/src/Audio/CCAudioEngine.cs
+++ b/src/Audio/CCAudioEngine.cs
@@ -382,6 +382,21 @@ public int PlayEffect (string filename, bool loop=false)
 
             return nId;
         }
+            
+        public bool EffectPlaying(int fxid)
+        {
+            bool playing = false;
+
+            lock (list)
+            {
+                CCEffectPlayer effect = null;
+
+                if (list.TryGetValue(fxid, out effect))
+                    playing = effect.Playing;
+            }
+
+            return playing;
+        }
 
         public void StopEffect(int soundId)
         {
diff --git a/tests/tests/classes/tests/CocosDenshionTest/CocosDenshionTest.cs b/tests/tests/classes/tests/CocosDenshionTest/CocosDenshionTest.cs
index c05647deb..5f42ed2e5 100644
--- a/tests/tests/classes/tests/CocosDenshionTest/CocosDenshionTest.cs
+++ b/tests/tests/classes/tests/CocosDenshionTest/CocosDenshionTest.cs
@@ -361,6 +361,16 @@ void AddButtons()
                 audio.StopAllEffects();
             };
             AddChildAt(btnStopAll, 0.9f, 0.6f);
+
+            var effectsIsPlaying = new Button("Effects playing");
+            effectsIsPlaying.Triggered += (sender, e) =>
+            {
+                if (audio.EffectPlaying(soundId))
+                    CCLog.Log("sound effect is playing");
+                else
+                    CCLog.Log("sound effect is not playing");
+            };
+            AddChildAt(effectsIsPlaying, 0.7f, 0.4f);
         }
 
         AudioSlider sliderPitch, sliderMusicVolume, sliderEffectsVolume, sliderPan, sliderGain;