diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index ba91ad68c5..78817fbbf2 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private bool IsTurboSeeking => PauseOnFrame.HasValue && Global.Config.TurboSeek;
 
-		private bool IsTurboing => Global.ClientControls["Turbo"] || IsTurboSeeking;
+		public bool IsTurboing => Global.ClientControls["Turbo"] || IsTurboSeeking;
 
 		#endregion
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs
index 7a20625169..40b99bd2b9 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			return GlobalWin.MainForm.EmulatorPaused;
 		}
 
+		[LuaMethod("isturbo", "Returns true if emulator is in turbo mode, otherwise, false")]
+		public static bool IsTurbo()
+		{
+			return GlobalWin.MainForm.IsTurboing;
+		}
+
+		[LuaMethod("isseeking", "Returns true if emulator is seeking, otherwise, false")]
+		public static bool IsSeeking()
+		{
+			return GlobalWin.MainForm.IsSeeking;
+		}
+
 		[LuaMethod("opencheats", "opens the Cheats dialog")]
 		public static void OpenCheats()
 		{