diff --git a/spacy/language.py b/spacy/language.py
index 7fd56ed56..5a8c3e90c 100644
--- a/spacy/language.py
+++ b/spacy/language.py
@@ -255,6 +255,15 @@ class Language(object):
             unfound = before or after
             raise ValueError(msg.format(unfound, self.pipe_names))
 
+    def has_pipe(self, name):
+        """Check if a component name is present in the pipeline. Equivalent to
+        `name in nlp.pipe_names`.
+
+        name (unicode): Name of the component.
+        RETURNS (bool): Whether a component of that name exists in the pipeline.
+        """
+        return name in self.pipe_names
+
     def replace_pipe(self, name, component):
         """Replace a component in the pipeline.
 
diff --git a/website/api/language.jade b/website/api/language.jade
index 500d6c411..668cbadd7 100644
--- a/website/api/language.jade
+++ b/website/api/language.jade
@@ -327,6 +327,30 @@ p
         +cell bool
         +cell Insert component last / not last in the pipeline.
 
++h(2, "has_pipe") Language.has_pipe
+    +tag method
+    +tag-new(2)
+
+p
+    |  Check whether a component is present in the pipeline. Equivalent to
+    |  #[code name in nlp.pipe_names].
+
++aside-code("Example").
+    nlp.add_pipe(lambda doc: doc, name='component')
+    assert 'component' in nlp.pipe_names
+    assert nlp.has_pipe('component')
+
++table(["Name", "Type", "Description"])
+    +row
+        +cell #[code name]
+        +cell unicode
+        +cell Name of the pipeline component to check.
+
+    +row("foot")
+        +cell returns
+        +cell bool
+        +cell Whether a component of that name exists in the pipeline.
+
 +h(2, "get_pipe") Language.get_pipe
     +tag method
     +tag-new(2)