diff --git a/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h b/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h
index 23e05ca764..160badcefd 100644
--- a/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h
+++ b/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ extern status_t get_vnode(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID,
 extern status_t put_vnode(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID);
 extern status_t remove_vnode(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID);
 extern status_t unremove_vnode(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID);
+extern status_t unremove_vnode(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID);
+extern status_t is_vnode_removed(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID);
 
 extern status_t notify_listener(int op, mount_id device, vnode_id parentNode,
 					vnode_id toParentNode, vnode_id node, const char *name);
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
index 3214e0b652..1b4f95bb34 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
@@ -2631,6 +2631,26 @@ unremove_vnode(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID)
 }
 
 
+extern "C" status_t 
+is_vnode_removed(mount_id mountID, vnode_id vnodeID)
+{
+	struct vnode *vnode;
+
+	mutex_lock(&sVnodeMutex);
+
+	status_t result;
+
+	vnode = lookup_vnode(mountID, vnodeID);
+	if (vnode)
+		result = vnode->remove ? 1 : 0;
+	else
+		result = B_BAD_VALUE;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&sVnodeMutex);
+	return result;
+}
+
+
 //	#pragma mark - private VFS API
 //	Functions the VFS exports for other parts of the kernel