diff --git a/libtransmission/blocklist-test.c b/libtransmission/blocklist-test.c
index 1522f2b1d..a95fa29d5 100644
--- a/libtransmission/blocklist-test.c
+++ b/libtransmission/blocklist-test.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ main( void )
 
     /* create our own dummy blocklist */
     createTestBlocklist( tmpfile );
-    tr_setBlocklist( handle, tmpfile );
+    tr_blocklistSet( handle, tmpfile );
 
     /* now run some tests */
     check( !tr_netResolve( "216.16.1.143", &addr ) );
diff --git a/libtransmission/blocklist.c b/libtransmission/blocklist.c
index 63eee6ecf..3f0db0a48 100644
--- a/libtransmission/blocklist.c
+++ b/libtransmission/blocklist.c
@@ -135,8 +135,18 @@ deleteBlocklist( tr_handle * handle UNUSED )
     unlink( filename );
 }
 
+int
+tr_blocklistExists( const tr_handle * handle UNUSED )
+{
+    struct stat st;
+    char filename[MAX_PATH_LENGTH];
+    tr_getBlocklistFilename( filename, sizeof( filename ) );
+    return !stat( filename, &st );
+}
+
+
 void
-tr_setBlocklist( tr_handle  * handle,
+tr_blocklistSet( tr_handle  * handle,
                  const char * filename )
 {
     FILE * in;
diff --git a/libtransmission/transmission.h b/libtransmission/transmission.h
index 90aec2ff3..4de64edc7 100644
--- a/libtransmission/transmission.h
+++ b/libtransmission/transmission.h
@@ -306,9 +306,11 @@ uint16_t tr_getGlobalPeerLimit( const tr_handle * handle );
  *
  * Passing NULL for a filename will clear the blocklist.
  */
-void tr_setBlocklist( tr_handle  * handle,
+void tr_blocklistSet( tr_handle  * handle,
                       const char * filename );
 
+int tr_blocklistExists( const tr_handle * handle );
+
 
 
 /***********************************************************************