diff --git a/src/p_map.cpp b/src/p_map.cpp
index d7bffa5895..b904dc1d45 100644
--- a/src/p_map.cpp
+++ b/src/p_map.cpp
@@ -2498,6 +2498,14 @@ bool P_TryMove(AActor *thing, const DVector2 &pos,
 	return P_TryMove(thing, pos, dropoff, onfloor, tm);
 }
 
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, TryMove)
+{
+	PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(AActor);
+	PARAM_FLOAT_DEF(x);
+	PARAM_FLOAT_DEF(y);
+	PARAM_INT(dropoff);
+	ACTION_RETURN_BOOL(P_TryMove(self, DVector2(x, y), dropoff));
+}
 
 
 //==========================================================================
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actor.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actor.txt
index f28045764e..9980d28f5e 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actor.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actor.txt
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class Actor : Thinker native
 	native bool CheckSight(Actor target, int flags = 0);
 	native bool HitFriend();
 	native bool MonsterMove();
+	native bool TryMove(vector2 newpos, int dropoff);
 	native void NewChaseDir();
 	native bool CheckMissileRange();
 	native bool SetState(state st, bool nofunction = false);