diff --git a/magnolia-templating/src/main/java/info/magnolia/templating/functions/TemplatingFunctions.java b/magnolia-templating/src/main/java/info/magnolia/templating/functions/TemplatingFunctions.java
index 9ece36b..369aec6 100644
--- a/magnolia-templating/src/main/java/info/magnolia/templating/functions/TemplatingFunctions.java
+++ b/magnolia-templating/src/main/java/info/magnolia/templating/functions/TemplatingFunctions.java
@@ -881,6 +881,59 @@
         return SessionUtil.getNodeByIdentifier(workspace, id);
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Start: New by Christian for review
+     * Info: Always return true or false for the scripts, never null. Or an additional check in the script is needed.
+     * The templater only needs to know if the item exists. The null differentiation done in SessionUtil is for the Java world.
+     */
+    public Boolean contentExists(String path){
+        return nodeExists(path);
+    }
+
+    public Boolean contentExists(String path, String workspace){
+        return nodeExists(path, workspace);
+    }
+
+    public Boolean nodeExists(String path){
+        return nodeExists(path, RepositoryConstants.WEBSITE);
+    }
+
+    public Boolean nodeExists(String path, String workspace){
+        Boolean nodeExists = SessionUtil.nodeExists(workspace, path);
+        return (nodeExists == null) ? false : nodeExists;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean itemExists(String path){
+        return itemExists(path, RepositoryConstants.WEBSITE);
+    }
+
+    public Boolean itemExists(String path, String workspace){
+        Boolean itemExists = SessionUtil.itemExists(workspace, path);
+        return (itemExists == null) ? false : itemExists;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean propertyExists(String path){
+        return propertyExists(path, RepositoryConstants.WEBSITE);
+    }
+
+    public Boolean propertyExists(String path, String workspace){
+        Boolean propertyExists = SessionUtil.propertyExists(workspace, path);
+        return (propertyExists == null) ? false : propertyExists;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean idExists(String id) {
+        return idExists(id, RepositoryConstants.WEBSITE);
+    }
+
+    public Boolean idExists(String id, String workspace) {
+        Boolean idExists = SessionUtil.idExists(workspace, id);
+        return (idExists == null) ? false : idExists;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * End: New by Christian for review
+     */
+
     /**
      * Returns a {@link Node} object which is referenced by its id, stored in
      * the @param propertyName.