diff --git a/docs/unit.rst b/docs/unit.rst
index d2f37afc8ca67aff2926a36615109078101eba87..d298b02253208bd1905dfdd18e0aabf3010d812f 100644
--- a/docs/unit.rst
+++ b/docs/unit.rst
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ Unit
    .. autoattribute:: tile_position 
    .. autoattribute:: unit_type 
    .. autoattribute:: weapon_cooldown 
+   .. autoattribute:: is_carrying_minerals
+   
+      Returns if this unit is currently holding minerals
 
    .. attribute:: Unit.target
 
diff --git a/python-api-src/lib_unit.cpp b/python-api-src/lib_unit.cpp
index cb99e65615ae22a661ef9a954f2640f316e1dbb5..83b3166272f4303cabb444eec4da2b6bda75d084 100644
--- a/python-api-src/lib_unit.cpp
+++ b/python-api-src/lib_unit.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ void define_unit(py::module & m)
         .def_property_readonly("current_ability_id", &Unit::getCurrentAbilityID, "The AbilityID of currently used ability")
         .def_property_readonly("facing", &Unit::getFacing)
         .def_property_readonly("radius", &Unit::getRadius)
+        .def_property_readonly("is_carrying_minerals", &Unit::isCarryingMinerals)
         .def("hold_position", &Unit::holdPosition)
         .def("patrol", py::overload_cast<const CCPosition &>(&Unit::patrol, py::const_))
         .def("stop_dance", &Unit::stopDance)
diff --git a/src/Unit.cpp b/src/Unit.cpp
index 7316c0801d565a1cde4b9f710333fe6e3f27b2f8..9cc165a2b2a1c72aec083346c0a0235f3fc513da 100644
--- a/src/Unit.cpp
+++ b/src/Unit.cpp
@@ -425,3 +425,17 @@ void Unit::stopDance() const
 	BOT_ASSERT(isValid(), "Unit is not valid");
 	m_bot->Actions()->UnitCommand(m_unit, sc2::ABILITY_ID::STOP_DANCE);
 }
+
+bool Unit::isCarryingMinerals() const
+{
+    BOT_ASSERT(isValid(), "Unit is not valid");
+    std::vector<CCBuff> buffs = m_unit->buffs;
+    for (auto & b : buffs)
+    {
+        if (b.to_string() == "271" or b.to_string() == "272")
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/Unit.h b/src/Unit.h
index 3d5017726eb16b1b6ccc9ede69c6e1b9cc30571d..5a7cef49664e37ee60a197e26a12cbf8065f9854 100644
--- a/src/Unit.h
+++ b/src/Unit.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     bool isValid() const;
     bool isTraining() const;
     bool isConstructing(const UnitType & type) const;
+    bool isCarryingMinerals() const;
 
     bool isBlip() const;
     bool hasTarget() const;