diff --git a/src/game/server/NextBot/NextBot.h b/src/game/server/NextBot/NextBot.h
index 369f6988a..51c9403b6 100644
--- a/src/game/server/NextBot/NextBot.h
+++ b/src/game/server/NextBot/NextBot.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public:
 	virtual Vector EyePosition( void );
 
 	virtual INextBot *MyNextBotPointer( void ) { return this; }
+    virtual bool IsNextBot(void) const { return true; }
 
 	// Event hooks into NextBot system ---------------------------------------
 	virtual int OnTakeDamage_Alive( const CTakeDamageInfo &info );
diff --git a/src/game/server/baseentity.h b/src/game/server/baseentity.h
index 73eeae0bb..5f42abce3 100644
--- a/src/game/server/baseentity.h
+++ b/src/game/server/baseentity.h
@@ -996,6 +996,9 @@ public:
 	void					TraceBleed( float flDamage, const Vector &vecDir, trace_t *ptr, int bitsDamageType );
 	virtual bool			IsTriggered( CBaseEntity *pActivator ) {return true;}
 	virtual bool			IsNPC( void ) const { return false; }
+#ifdef NEXT_BOT
+	virtual bool			IsNextBot(void) const { return false; }
+#endif
 	CAI_BaseNPC				*MyNPCPointer( void ); 
 	virtual CBaseCombatCharacter *MyCombatCharacterPointer( void ) { return NULL; }
 	virtual INextBot		*MyNextBotPointer( void ) { return NULL; }