diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/include/IFileSystem.h b/lib/irrlicht/include/IFileSystem.h
index 497b6b71d..82b595f2a 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/include/IFileSystem.h
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/include/IFileSystem.h
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ public:
 	\return True if file exists, and false if it does not exist or an error occured. */
 	virtual bool existFile(const path& filename) const =0;
 
+	//! Determines if a file exists and could be opened (thread-safe, ignore file archives).
+	/** \param filename is the string identifying the file which should be tested for existence.
+	\return True if file exists, and false if it does not exist or an error occured. */
+	virtual bool existFileThreadSafe(const path& filename) const =0;
+
 	//! Creates a XML Reader from a file which returns all parsed strings as wide characters (wchar_t*).
 	/** Use createXMLReaderUTF8() if you prefer char* instead of wchar_t*. See IIrrXMLReader for
 	more information on how to use the parser.
diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.cpp b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.cpp
index fa5fcc5d0..c30b25e93 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.cpp
@@ -943,13 +943,9 @@ IFileList* CFileSystem::createEmptyFileList(const io::path& path, bool ignoreCas
 }
 
 
-//! determines if a file exists and would be able to be opened.
-bool CFileSystem::existFile(const io::path& filename) const
+//! Determines if a file exists and could be opened (thread-safe, ignore file archives).
+bool CFileSystem::existFileThreadSafe(const path& filename) const
 {
-	for (u32 i=0; i < FileArchives.size(); ++i)
-		if (FileArchives[i]->getFileList()->findFile(filename)!=-1)
-			return true;
-
 #if defined(_IRR_WINDOWS_CE_PLATFORM_)
 #if defined(_IRR_WCHAR_FILESYSTEM)
 	HANDLE hFile = CreateFileW(filename.c_str(), GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
@@ -986,6 +982,16 @@ bool CFileSystem::existFile(const io::path& filename) const
 }
 
 
+//! determines if a file exists and would be able to be opened.
+bool CFileSystem::existFile(const io::path& filename) const
+{
+	for (u32 i=0; i < FileArchives.size(); ++i)
+		if (FileArchives[i]->getFileList()->findFile(filename)!=-1)
+			return true;
+	return existFileThreadSafe(filename);
+}
+
+
 //! Creates a XML Reader from a file.
 IXMLReader* CFileSystem::createXMLReader(const io::path& filename)
 {
diff --git a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.h b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.h
index 787864c64..a935bc7ab 100644
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.h
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CFileSystem.h
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ public:
 	//! determines if a file exists and would be able to be opened.
 	virtual bool existFile(const io::path& filename) const;
 
+	//! Determines if a file exists and could be opened (thread-safe, ignore file archives).
+	virtual bool existFileThreadSafe(const path& filename) const;
+
 	//! Creates a XML Reader from a file.
 	virtual IXMLReader* createXMLReader(const io::path& filename);