diff --git a/docs/content/configuration/templating.md b/docs/content/configuration/templating.md
index 5988789..bab742a 100644
--- a/docs/content/configuration/templating.md
+++ b/docs/content/configuration/templating.md
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ Example:
 
 ```
 # Your int this hour: {{ printf "%.0f" (mulf (seededRandom (list "int" .username (now | date "2006-01-02 15") | join ":")) 100) }}%
-< Your int this hour: 82%
+< Your int this hour: 41%
 ```
 
 ### `spotifyCurrentPlaying`
@@ -500,6 +500,19 @@ Example:
 * https://open.spotify.com/track/3HCzXf0lNpekSqsGBcGrCd
 ```
 
+### `streamIsLive`
+
+Check whether a given channel is currently live
+
+Syntax: `streamIsLive <username>`
+
+Example:
+
+```
+# {{ streamIsLive "luziferus" }}
+* true
+```
+
 ### `streamUptime`
 
 Returns the duration the stream is online (causes an error if no current stream is found)
diff --git a/internal/template/twitch/stream.go b/internal/template/twitch/stream.go
index 0b20b4c..95de83a 100644
--- a/internal/template/twitch/stream.go
+++ b/internal/template/twitch/stream.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func init() {
 		regFn,
 		tplTwitchRecentGame,
 		tplTwitchRecentTitle,
+		tplTwitchStreamIsLive,
 		tplTwitchStreamUptime,
 	)
 }
@@ -55,6 +56,20 @@ func tplTwitchRecentTitle(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) {
 	})
 }
 
+func tplTwitchStreamIsLive(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) {
+	args.RegisterTemplateFunction("streamIsLive", plugins.GenericTemplateFunctionGetter(func(username string) bool {
+		_, err := args.GetTwitchClient().GetCurrentStreamInfo(context.Background(), strings.TrimLeft(username, "#"))
+		return err == nil
+	}), plugins.TemplateFuncDocumentation{
+		Description: "Check whether a given channel is currently live",
+		Syntax:      "streamIsLive <username>",
+		Example: &plugins.TemplateFuncDocumentationExample{
+			Template:    `{{ streamIsLive "luziferus" }}`,
+			FakedOutput: "true",
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func tplTwitchStreamUptime(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) {
 	args.RegisterTemplateFunction("streamUptime", plugins.GenericTemplateFunctionGetter(func(username string) (time.Duration, error) {
 		si, err := args.GetTwitchClient().GetCurrentStreamInfo(context.Background(), strings.TrimLeft(username, "#"))