diff --git a/include/openspace/util/keys.h b/include/openspace/util/keys.h
index 9490b37732..10317f4180 100644
--- a/include/openspace/util/keys.h
+++ b/include/openspace/util/keys.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ enum class KeyAction : int {
     Repeat = 2
 };
 
+bool hasKeyAction(KeyAction lhs, KeyAction rhs);
+
 KeyAction operator|(KeyAction lhs, KeyAction rhs);
 KeyAction operator|=(KeyAction& lhs, KeyAction rhs);
 
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ enum class KeyModifier : int {
     Super = 0x0008
 };
 
+bool hasKeyModifier(KeyModifier lhs, KeyModifier rhs);
+
 KeyModifier operator|(KeyModifier lhs, KeyModifier rhs);
 KeyModifier operator|=(KeyModifier& lhs, KeyModifier rhs);
 
diff --git a/src/util/keys.cpp b/src/util/keys.cpp
index 2384f503cb..71637f0a10 100644
--- a/src/util/keys.cpp
+++ b/src/util/keys.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ namespace {
 
 namespace openspace {
 
+bool hasKeyModifier(KeyAction lhs, KeyAction rhs) {
+    return
+        static_cast<std::underlying_type_t<KeyAction>>(lhs) &
+        static_cast<std::underlying_type_t<KeyAction>>(rhs);
+}
+
 KeyAction operator|(KeyAction lhs, KeyAction rhs) {
     return static_cast<KeyAction>(
         static_cast<std::underlying_type_t<KeyAction>>(lhs) |
@@ -48,6 +54,13 @@ KeyAction operator|=(KeyAction& lhs, KeyAction rhs) {
     return lhs;
 }
 
+bool hasKeyModifier(KeyModifier lhs, KeyModifier rhs) {
+    return
+        static_cast<std::underlying_type_t<KeyModifier>>(lhs) &
+        static_cast<std::underlying_type_t<KeyModifier>>(rhs);
+}
+
+
 KeyModifier operator|(KeyModifier lhs, KeyModifier rhs) {
     return static_cast<KeyModifier>(
         static_cast<std::underlying_type_t<KeyModifier>>(lhs) |