diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index 75a616bf4e..b70e5d779c 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ void D_Display ()
 		FTexture *tex;
 		int x;
 
-		tex = TexMan[gameinfo.PauseSign];
+		tex = TexMan(gameinfo.PauseSign);
 		x = (SCREENWIDTH - tex->GetScaledWidth() * CleanXfac)/2 +
 			tex->GetScaledLeftOffset() * CleanXfac;
 		screen->DrawTexture (tex, x, 4, DTA_CleanNoMove, true, TAG_DONE);
diff --git a/src/menu/menu.cpp b/src/menu/menu.cpp
index dc1b8ccd8b..dd25c9e0bb 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ bool DMenu::MouseEventBack(int type, int x, int y)
 {
 	if (m_show_backbutton >= 0)
 	{
-		FTexture *tex = TexMan[gameinfo.mBackButton];
+		FTexture *tex = TexMan(gameinfo.mBackButton);
 		if (tex != NULL)
 		{
 			if (m_show_backbutton&1) x -= screen->GetWidth() - tex->GetScaledWidth() * CleanXfac;
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void DMenu::Drawer ()
 {
 	if (this == DMenu::CurrentMenu && BackbuttonAlpha > 0 && m_show_backbutton >= 0 && m_use_mouse)
 	{
-		FTexture *tex = TexMan[gameinfo.mBackButton];
+		FTexture *tex = TexMan(gameinfo.mBackButton);
 		int w = tex->GetScaledWidth() * CleanXfac;
 		int h = tex->GetScaledHeight() * CleanYfac;
 		int x = (!(m_show_backbutton&1))? 0:screen->GetWidth() - w;
diff --git a/src/p_acs.cpp b/src/p_acs.cpp
index 8a015bae45..bb92b42bdf 100644
--- a/src/p_acs.cpp
+++ b/src/p_acs.cpp
@@ -4235,6 +4235,7 @@ enum EACSFunctions
 	ACSF_SpawnDecal,
 	ACSF_CheckFont,
 	ACSF_DropItem,
+	ACSF_CheckFlag,
 
 	// ZDaemon
 	ACSF_GetTeamScore = 19620,	// (int team)
@@ -5270,6 +5271,16 @@ doplaysound:			if (funcIndex == ACSF_PlayActorSound)
 			break;
 		}
 
+		case ACSF_CheckFlag:
+		{
+			AActor *actor = SingleActorFromTID(args[0], activator);
+			if (actor != NULL)
+			{
+				return !!CheckActorFlag(actor, FBehavior::StaticLookupString(args[1]));
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+
 		default:
 			break;
 	}
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef.h b/src/thingdef/thingdef.h
index 63d04ea294..c388a8544f 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef.h
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ bool CheckDeprecatedFlags(const AActor *actor, FActorInfo *info, int index);
 const char *GetFlagName(unsigned int flagnum, int flagoffset);
 void ModActorFlag(AActor *actor, FFlagDef *fd, bool set);
 INTBOOL CheckActorFlag(const AActor *actor, FFlagDef *fd);
+INTBOOL CheckActorFlag(const AActor *owner, const char *flagname, bool printerror = true);
 
 #define FLAG_NAME(flagnum, flagvar) GetFlagName(flagnum, myoffsetof(AActor, flagvar))
 
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_codeptr.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef_codeptr.cpp
index 456a1d6e37..7964c422b6 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_codeptr.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_codeptr.cpp
@@ -3777,32 +3777,10 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_PARAMS(AActor, A_CheckFlag)
 
 	COPY_AAPTR_NOT_NULL(self, owner, checkpointer);
 	
-	const char *dot = strchr (flagname, '.');
-	FFlagDef *fd;
-	const PClass *cls = owner->GetClass();
-
-	if (dot != NULL)
+	if (CheckActorFlag(owner, flagname))
 	{
-		FString part1(flagname, dot-flagname);
-		fd = FindFlag (cls, part1, dot+1);
+		ACTION_JUMP(jumpto);
 	}
-	else
-	{
-		fd = FindFlag (cls, flagname, NULL);
-	}
-
-	if (fd != NULL)
-	{
-		if (CheckActorFlag(owner, fd))
-		{
-			ACTION_JUMP(jumpto);
-		}
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		Printf("Unknown flag '%s' in '%s'\n", flagname, cls->TypeName.GetChars());
-	}
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_properties.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef_properties.cpp
index 2c0abee179..d6731aafaa 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_properties.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_properties.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,33 @@ INTBOOL CheckActorFlag(const AActor *owner, FFlagDef *fd)
 #endif
 }
 
+INTBOOL CheckActorFlag(const AActor *owner, const char *flagname, bool printerror)
+{
+	const char *dot = strchr (flagname, '.');
+	FFlagDef *fd;
+	const PClass *cls = owner->GetClass();
+
+	if (dot != NULL)
+	{
+		FString part1(flagname, dot-flagname);
+		fd = FindFlag (cls, part1, dot+1);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		fd = FindFlag (cls, flagname, NULL);
+	}
+
+	if (fd != NULL)
+	{
+		return CheckActorFlag(owner, fd);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if (printerror) Printf("Unknown flag '%s' in '%s'\n", flagname, cls->TypeName.GetChars());
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 //===========================================================================
 //
 // HandleDeprecatedFlags