diff --git a/lib/hound/helpers/dialog.ex b/lib/hound/helpers/dialog.ex
index 379ad13..44ff37d 100644
--- a/lib/hound/helpers/dialog.ex
+++ b/lib/hound/helpers/dialog.ex
@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@ defmodule Hound.Helpers.Dialog do
 
   import Hound.RequestUtils
 
+  @doc """
+  Checks if a dialog, javascript alert(), confirm() or prompt(), exists
+
+      dialog_present?()
+  """
+  @spec dialog_present?() :: Boolean.t
+  def dialog_present? do
+    try do
+      dialog_text()
+      true
+    rescue
+      RuntimeError -> false
+    end
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Gets text of a javascript alert(), confirm() or prompt().
 
diff --git a/test/helpers/dialog_test.exs b/test/helpers/dialog_test.exs
index 51dc44b..edbef76 100644
--- a/test/helpers/dialog_test.exs
+++ b/test/helpers/dialog_test.exs
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ defmodule DialogTest do
 
     hound_session()
 
+    test "Dialog present" do
+      navigate_to "http://localhost:9090/page1.html"
+      execute_script("alert('hello')")
+      assert dialog_present?() == true
+    end
+
     test "Get dialog text" do
       navigate_to "http://localhost:9090/page1.html"
       execute_script("alert('hello')")