diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_ActionManager.cpp b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_ActionManager.cpp
index a4c8a7fe93f..ddbf287e501 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_ActionManager.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_ActionManager.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ void BL_ActionManager::StopAction(short layer)
 	m_layers[layer] = 0;
 }
 
+bool BL_ActionManager::IsActionDone(short layer)
+{
+	if (m_layers[layer])
+		return m_layers[layer]->IsDone();
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 void BL_ActionManager::Update(float curtime)
 {
 	for (int i=0; i<MAX_ACTION_LAYERS; ++i)
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_ActionManager.h b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_ActionManager.h
index a57e0e1ce87..4509020926f 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_ActionManager.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/BL_ActionManager.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
 					float playback_speed=1.f);
 
 	void StopAction(short layer);
+	bool IsActionDone(short layer);
 	void Update(float);
 #ifdef WITH_CXX_GUARDEDALLOC
 public:
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.cpp b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.cpp
index 804a3d394ec..f5115f50d81 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.cpp
@@ -352,6 +352,28 @@ void KX_GameObject::RemoveParent(KX_Scene *scene)
 	}
 }
 
+void KX_GameObject::PlayAction(const char* name,
+								float start,
+								float end,
+								short layer,
+								float blendin,
+								short play_mode,
+								short blend_mode,
+								float playback_speed)
+{
+	m_actionManager->PlayAction(this, name, start, end, layer, blendin, play_mode, blend_mode, playback_speed);
+}
+
+void KX_GameObject::StopAction(short layer)
+{
+	m_actionManager->StopAction(layer);
+}
+
+bool KX_GameObject::IsActionDone(short layer)
+{
+	return m_actionManager->IsActionDone(layer);
+}
+
 void KX_GameObject::UpdateActionManager(float curtime)
 {
 	m_actionManager->Update(curtime);
@@ -3024,7 +3046,7 @@ KX_PYMETHODDEF_DOC(KX_GameObject, playAction,
 		blend_mode = BL_Action::ACT_BLEND_NONE;
 	}
 
-	m_actionManager->PlayAction(this, name, start, end, layer, blendin, play_mode, blend_mode, speed);
+	PlayAction(name, start, end, layer, blendin, play_mode, blend_mode, speed);
 
 	Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.h b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.h
index a5ca5f872d5..75c71833ce1 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.h
@@ -202,6 +202,28 @@ public:
 	 */			
 	void RemoveParent(KX_Scene *scene);
 
+	/**
+	 * Adds an action to the object's action manager
+	 */
+	void PlayAction(const char* name,
+					float start,
+					float end,
+					short layer=0,
+					float blendin=0.f,
+					short play_mode=0,
+					short blend_mode=0,
+					float playback_speed=1.f);
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove an action from the object's action manager
+	 */
+	void StopAction(short layer);
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if an action has finished playing
+	 */
+	bool IsActionDone(short layer);
+
 	/**
 	 * Kick the object's action manager
 	 */