2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_object.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_object.h
index 31b3cd66cbb..0e153c5a82a 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_object.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_object.h
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ void BKE_object_replace_data_on_shallow_copy(struct Object *ob, struct ID *new_d
 struct PartEff;
 struct PartEff *BKE_object_do_version_give_parteff_245(struct Object *ob);
 
+bool BKE_object_supports_material_slots(struct Object *ob);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
index 394245b3a2c..d0d1db9b4f8 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
@@ -5754,3 +5754,9 @@ void BKE_object_replace_data_on_shallow_copy(Object *ob, ID *new_data)
   }
   ob->id.py_instance = NULL;
 }
+
+bool BKE_object_supports_material_slots(struct Object *ob)
+{
+  return ELEM(
+      ob->type, OB_MESH, OB_CURVE, OB_SURF, OB_FONT, OB_MBALL, OB_HAIR, OB_POINTCLOUD, OB_VOLUME);
+}