diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/BasicTerminalBuffer.h b/src/apps/terminal/BasicTerminalBuffer.h
index 96a899bfa7..f25ec2c6d7 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/BasicTerminalBuffer.h
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/BasicTerminalBuffer.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ public:
 	inline	int32				HistorySize() const;
 	inline	int32				HistoryCapacity() const;
 
+			bool				IsAlternateScreenActive() const
+									{ return fAlternateScreenActive; }
+
 			TerminalBufferDirtyInfo& DirtyInfo()	{ return fDirtyInfo; }
 
 	virtual	status_t			ResizeTo(int32 width, int32 height);