diff --git a/src/p_local.h b/src/p_local.h
index 4b8b40a85..ebbaeace5 100644
--- a/src/p_local.h
+++ b/src/p_local.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ PClassActor *P_GetSpawnableType(int spawnnum);
 void InitSpawnablesFromMapinfo();
 int P_Thing_CheckInputNum(player_t *p, int inputnum);
 int P_Thing_Warp(AActor *caller, AActor *reference, double xofs, double yofs, double zofs, DAngle angle, int flags, double heightoffset, double radiusoffset, DAngle pitch);
-bool P_Thing_CheckProximity(AActor *self, PClass *classname, double distance, int count, int flags, int ptr);
+int P_Thing_CheckProximity(AActor *self, PClass *classname, double distance, int count, int flags, int ptr, bool counting = false);
 
 enum
 {
diff --git a/src/p_things.cpp b/src/p_things.cpp
index 6f01715ad..d94ba6a01 100644
--- a/src/p_things.cpp
+++ b/src/p_things.cpp
@@ -696,16 +696,16 @@ int P_Thing_CheckInputNum(player_t *p, int inputnum)
 	}
 	return renum;
 }
-bool P_Thing_CheckProximity(AActor *self, PClass *classname, double distance, int count, int flags, int ptr)
+int P_Thing_CheckProximity(AActor *self, PClass *classname, double distance, int count, int flags, int ptr, bool counting)
 {
 	AActor *ref = COPY_AAPTR(self, ptr);
 
 	// We need these to check out.
 	if (!ref || !classname || distance <= 0)
-		return false;
+		return 0;
 	
 	int counter = 0;
-	bool result = false;
+	int result = 0;
 	double closer = distance, farther = 0, current = distance;
 	const bool ptrWillChange = !!(flags & (CPXF_SETTARGET | CPXF_SETMASTER | CPXF_SETTRACER));
 	const bool ptrDistPref = !!(flags & (CPXF_CLOSEST | CPXF_FARTHEST));
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ bool P_Thing_CheckProximity(AActor *self, PClass *classname, double distance, in
 		if ((ref->Distance2D(mo) < distance &&
 			((flags & CPXF_NOZ) ||
 			((ref->Z() > mo->Z() && ref->Z() - mo->Top() < distance) ||
-				(ref->Z() <= mo->Z() && mo->Z() - ref->Top() < distance)))))
+			(ref->Z() <= mo->Z() && mo->Z() - ref->Top() < distance)))))
 		{
 			if ((flags & CPXF_CHECKSIGHT) && !(P_CheckSight(mo, ref, SF_IGNOREVISIBILITY | SF_IGNOREWATERBOUNDARY)))
 				continue;
@@ -766,19 +766,19 @@ bool P_Thing_CheckProximity(AActor *self, PClass *classname, double distance, in
 			{
 				if (!(flags & (CPXF_COUNTDEAD | CPXF_DEADONLY)))
 					continue;
-				counter++;
 			}
 			else
 			{
 				if (flags & CPXF_DEADONLY)
 					continue;
-				counter++;
 			}
+			counter++;
 
 			// Abort if the number of matching classes nearby is greater, we have obviously succeeded in our goal.
-			if (counter > count)
-			{
-				result = (flags & (CPXF_LESSOREQUAL | CPXF_EXACT)) ? false : true;
+			// Don't abort if calling the counting version CheckProximity non-action function.
+			if (!counting && counter > count)
+			{					
+				result = (flags & (CPXF_LESSOREQUAL | CPXF_EXACT)) ? 0 : 1;
 
 				// However, if we have one SET* flag and either the closest or farthest flags, keep the function going.
 				if (ptrWillChange && ptrDistPref)
@@ -805,12 +805,14 @@ bool P_Thing_CheckProximity(AActor *self, PClass *classname, double distance, in
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (counter == count)
-		result = true;
-	else if (counter < count)
-		result = !!((flags & CPXF_LESSOREQUAL) && !(flags & CPXF_EXACT));
-
-	return result;
+	if (!counting)
+	{
+		if (counter == count)
+			result = 1;
+		else if (counter < count)
+			result = !!((flags & CPXF_LESSOREQUAL) && !(flags & CPXF_EXACT)) ? 1 : 0;
+	}
+	return counting ? counter : result;
 }
 
 int P_Thing_Warp(AActor *caller, AActor *reference, double xofs, double yofs, double zofs, DAngle angle, int flags, double heightoffset, double radiusoffset, DAngle pitch)
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_codeptr.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef_codeptr.cpp
index 17c5b5cf5..cd90e08e5 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_codeptr.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_codeptr.cpp
@@ -643,6 +643,38 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_PARAMS(AActor, GetPlayerInput)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// GetProximity
+//
+// NON-ACTION function of A_CheckProximity that returns how much it counts.
+// Takes a pointer as anyone may or may not be a player.
+//==========================================================================
+
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_PARAMS(AActor, GetProximity)
+{
+	if (numret > 0)
+	{
+		PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(AActor);
+		PARAM_CLASS(classname, AActor);
+		PARAM_FLOAT(distance);
+		PARAM_INT_OPT(flags) { flags = 0; }
+		PARAM_INT_OPT(ptr) { ptr = AAPTR_DEFAULT; }
+
+		AActor *mobj = COPY_AAPTR(self, ptr);
+		if (mobj == nullptr)
+		{
+			ret->SetInt(0);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			ret->SetInt(P_Thing_CheckProximity(self, classname, distance, 0, flags, ptr, true));
+		}
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 //===========================================================================
 //
 // __decorate_internal_state__
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/actors/actor.txt b/wadsrc/static/actors/actor.txt
index 1d27ad01a..d28c8ebc3 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/actors/actor.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/actors/actor.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ ACTOR Actor native //: Thinker
 	native float GetCrouchFactor(int ptr = AAPTR_PLAYER1);
 	native float GetCVar(string cvar);
 	native int GetPlayerInput(int inputnum, int ptr = AAPTR_DEFAULT);
+	native int GetProximity(class<Actor> classname, float distance, int flags = 0, int ptr = AAPTR_DEFAULT);
 	native float GetSpriteAngle(int ptr = AAPTR_DEFAULT);
 	native float GetSpriteRotation(int ptr = AAPTR_DEFAULT);