diff --git a/forge/forge_client/src/net/minecraft/src/forge/ForgeHooksClient.java b/forge/forge_client/src/net/minecraft/src/forge/ForgeHooksClient.java
index 48fe22dd5..f75dbbcb8 100644
--- a/forge/forge_client/src/net/minecraft/src/forge/ForgeHooksClient.java
+++ b/forge/forge_client/src/net/minecraft/src/forge/ForgeHooksClient.java
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ public class ForgeHooksClient {
 		}
 	}
 
+	static int renderPass=-1;
 	public static void beforeRenderPass(int pass) {
+		renderPass=pass;
 		Tessellator.instance=Tessellator.firstInstance;
 		Tessellator.renderingWorldRenderer=true;
 		GL11.glBindTexture(3553 /* GL_TEXTURE_2D */, ModLoader
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ public class ForgeHooksClient {
 	}
 
 	public static void afterRenderPass(int pass) {
+		renderPass=-1;
 		inWorld=false;
 		for(List l : renderTextureList) {
 			// TODO: call appropriate client hooks
diff --git a/forge/forge_client/src/net/minecraft/src/forge/MinecraftForgeClient.java b/forge/forge_client/src/net/minecraft/src/forge/MinecraftForgeClient.java
index 37c6c35b5..86d685eea 100755
--- a/forge/forge_client/src/net/minecraft/src/forge/MinecraftForgeClient.java
+++ b/forge/forge_client/src/net/minecraft/src/forge/MinecraftForgeClient.java
@@ -51,4 +51,10 @@ public class MinecraftForgeClient {
         	rb.renderBlockByRenderType(bl,i,j,k);
 		ForgeHooksClient.afterBlockRender(bl,rb);
 	}
+
+	/** Get the current render pass.
+	 */
+	public static int getRenderPass() {
+		return ForgeHooksClient.renderPass;
+	}
 }