diff --git a/core/extension.rb b/core/extension.rb
index 2f57cb4fe..7569ec0e7 100644
--- a/core/extension.rb
+++ b/core/extension.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 module BeEF
 module Extension
 
+    # Checks to see if extensions is in configuration
+    def self.is_present(ext)
+        return BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.extension').has_key?(ext.to_s)
+    end
+
+    # Checks to see if extension is enabled in configuration
+    def self.is_enabled(ext)
+        return (self.is_present(ext) and BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.extension.'+ext.to_s+'.enable') == true)
+    end
+
+    # Checks to see if extensions reports loaded through the configuration
+    def self.is_loaded(ext)
+        return (self.is_enabled(ext) and BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.extension.'+ext.to_s+'.loaded') == true)
+    end
+
 end
 end
diff --git a/core/module.rb b/core/module.rb
index 46229d4cf..480b5f51d 100644
--- a/core/module.rb
+++ b/core/module.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
 module BeEF
 module Module 
 
+    # Checks to see if module is in configuration
+    def self.is_present(mod)
+        return BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.module').has_key?(mod.to_s)
+    end
+
+    # Checks to see if module is enabled in configuration
+    def self.is_enabled(mod)
+        return (self.is_present(mod) and BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.module.'+mod.to_s+'.enable') == true)
+    end
+
+    # Checks to see if the module reports that it has loaded through the configuration
+    def self.is_loaded(mod)
+        return (self.is_enabled(mod) and BeEF::Core::Configuration.instance.get('beef.module.'+mod.to_s+'.loaded') == true)
+    end
+    
+    # Returns category name in a system folder format
     def self.safe_category(cat)
         return cat.to_s.strip.downcase.sub(/\s/, '_')
     end
-
 end
 end