diff --git a/src/View/Helper/BakeHelper.php b/src/View/Helper/BakeHelper.php
index 431405b3..3f87c325 100644
--- a/src/View/Helper/BakeHelper.php
+++ b/src/View/Helper/BakeHelper.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Brick\VarExporter\VarExporter;
 use Cake\Core\Configure;
 use Cake\Core\ConventionsTrait;
+use Cake\Core\Plugin;
 use Cake\Database\Schema\TableSchema;
 use Cake\Database\Type\EnumType;
 use Cake\Database\TypeFactory;
@@ -167,6 +168,16 @@ public function classInfo(string $class, string $type, string $suffix): array
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if the current application has a plugin installed
+     *
+     * @param string $plugin The plugin name to check for.
+     */
+    public function hasPlugin(string $plugin): bool
+    {
+        return Plugin::isLoaded($plugin);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return list of fields to generate controls for.
      *
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/View/Helper/BakeHelperTest.php b/tests/TestCase/View/Helper/BakeHelperTest.php
index d2d6d6ed..696be931 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/View/Helper/BakeHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/View/Helper/BakeHelperTest.php
@@ -179,4 +179,10 @@ public function testConcat(): void
             $code
         );
     }
+
+    public function testHasPlugin(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue($this->BakeHelper->hasPlugin('Bake'));
+        $this->assertFalse($this->BakeHelper->hasPlugin('Authentication'));
+    }
 }