2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h
index 74ecff22243..554a166b2ce 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h
@@ -2283,6 +2283,8 @@ void uiItemsFullEnumO_items(uiLayout *layout,
                             int totitem);
 
 void uiItemL(uiLayout *layout, const char *name, int icon); /* label */
+void uiItemL_ex(
+    uiLayout *layout, const char *name, int icon, const bool highlight, const bool redalert);
 uiLayout *uiItemL_respect_property_split(uiLayout *layout, const char *text, int icon);
 /* label icon for dragging */
 void uiItemLDrag(uiLayout *layout, struct PointerRNA *ptr, const char *name, int icon);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
index 64c0e11976b..91b56177eac 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
@@ -2957,6 +2957,21 @@ static uiBut *uiItemL_(uiLayout *layout, const char *name, int icon)
   return but;
 }
 
+void uiItemL_ex(
+    uiLayout *layout, const char *name, int icon, const bool highlight, const bool redalert)
+{
+  uiBut *but = uiItemL_(layout, name, icon);
+
+  if (highlight) {
+    /* TODO: add another flag for this. */
+    UI_but_flag_enable(but, UI_SELECT_DRAW);
+  }
+
+  if (redalert) {
+    UI_but_flag_enable(but, UI_BUT_REDALERT);
+  }
+}
+
 void uiItemL(uiLayout *layout, const char *name, int icon)
 {
   uiItemL_(layout, name, icon);