1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/nodeitems_utils.py b/release/scripts/modules/nodeitems_utils.py
index 595b6c8ee5f..d1e1cc5e346 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/nodeitems_utils.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/nodeitems_utils.py
@@ -144,6 +144,14 @@ def node_categories_iter(context):
                 yield cat
 
 
+def has_node_categories(context):
+    for cat_type in _node_categories.values():
+        for cat in cat_type[0]:
+            if cat.poll and ((context is None) or cat.poll(context)):
+                return True
+    return False
+
+
 def node_items_iter(context):
     for cat in node_categories_iter(context):
         for item in cat.items(context):