diff --git a/jme3-android/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/android/AndroidInput.java b/jme3-android/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/android/AndroidInput.java
index b0df6a168..02fef6b0f 100644
--- a/jme3-android/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/android/AndroidInput.java
+++ b/jme3-android/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/android/AndroidInput.java
@@ -679,4 +679,8 @@ public class AndroidInput implements
         return mouseEventsEnabled;
     }
 
+    public boolean isSimulateKeyboard() {
+        return keyboardEventsEnabled;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/TouchInput.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/TouchInput.java
index 8dcc824db..3a1dadbde 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/TouchInput.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/TouchInput.java
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ public interface TouchInput extends Input {
      */
     public void setSimulateKeyboard(boolean simulate);
 
+    /**
+     * @return true if key event simulation is enabled, false otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean isSimulateKeyboard();
+
     /**
      * Set if historic android events should be transmitted, can be used to get better performance and less mem
      * @see <a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/MotionEvent.html#getHistoricalX%28int,%20int%29">
diff --git a/jme3-ios/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/ios/IosInputHandler.java b/jme3-ios/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/ios/IosInputHandler.java
index 057b0e429..be28e6689 100644
--- a/jme3-ios/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/ios/IosInputHandler.java
+++ b/jme3-ios/src/main/java/com/jme3/input/ios/IosInputHandler.java
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ public class IosInputHandler implements TouchInput {
         this.keyboardEventsEnabled = simulate;
     }
 
+    public boolean isSimulateKeyboard() {
+        return keyboardEventsEnabled;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void setOmitHistoricEvents(boolean dontSendHistory) {
         this.dontSendHistory = dontSendHistory;