diff --git a/src/gui/opkg_manager.cpp b/src/gui/opkg_manager.cpp
index 4571480e3..9e6f8f2de 100644
--- a/src/gui/opkg_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/opkg_manager.cpp
@@ -782,6 +782,30 @@ bool COPKGManager::installPackage(const string& pkg_name, string options, bool f
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool COPKGManager::isInstalled(const string& pkg_name)
+{
+	string package = pkg_name;
+	package = getBaseName(package);
+
+	map<string, struct pkg>::iterator it = pkg_map.find(package);
+	if (it != pkg_map.end())
+		if (it->second.installed)
+			return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool COPKGManager::isUpgradable(const string& pkg_name)
+{
+	string package = pkg_name;
+	package = getBaseName(package);
+
+	map<string, struct pkg>::iterator it = pkg_map.find(package);
+	if (it != pkg_map.end())
+		if (it->second.upgradable)
+			return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 
 void COPKGManager::showMenuConfigFeed(CMenuWidget *feed_menu)
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/opkg_manager.h b/src/gui/opkg_manager.h
index 97b736d90..109672f9d 100644
--- a/src/gui/opkg_manager.h
+++ b/src/gui/opkg_manager.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class COPKGManager : public CMenuTarget
 		bool expert_mode;
 		int menu_offset;
 		std::string *local_dir;
-		
+
 		bool has_err;
 		std::string err_msg;
 
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class COPKGManager : public CMenuTarget
 		};
 		void getPkgData(const int pkg_content_id);
 		std::string getBlankPkgName(const std::string& line);
+		bool isInstalled(const std::string& pkg_name);
+		bool isUpgradable(const std::string& pkg_name);
 
 		/*
 		* Gets an info from opkg command info or status from a package via keywords as std::string