diff --git a/include/MixHelpers.h b/include/MixHelpers.h
index 5c24450a9..a1ddd3307 100644
--- a/include/MixHelpers.h
+++ b/include/MixHelpers.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 namespace MixHelpers
 {
 
+bool isSilent( const sampleFrame* src, int frames );
+
 /*! \brief Add samples from src to dst */
 void add( sampleFrame* dst, const sampleFrame* src, int frames );
 
diff --git a/src/core/MixHelpers.cpp b/src/core/MixHelpers.cpp
index 346bf5cde..76e00cae3 100644
--- a/src/core/MixHelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MixHelpers.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <math.h>
+
 #include "MixHelpers.h"
 
 
@@ -51,6 +53,22 @@ static inline void run( sampleFrame* dst, const sample_t* srcLeft, const sample_
 
 
 
+bool isSilent( const sampleFrame* src, int frames )
+{
+	const float silenceThreshold = 0.0000001f;
+
+	for( int i = 0; i < frames; ++i )
+	{
+		if( fabsf( src[i][0] ) >= silenceThreshold || fabsf( src[i][1] ) >= silenceThreshold )
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 struct AddOp
 {
 	void operator()( sampleFrame& dst, const sampleFrame& src ) const