diff --git a/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.I b/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.I
index 0ce803ed4c..a6e3576049 100644
--- a/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.I
+++ b/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.I
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: MovieTexture::get_video_length
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Returns the length of the video.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE double MovieTexture::
+get_video_length() const {
+  CDReader cdata(_cycler);
+  return cdata->_video_length;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: MovieTexture::get_video_width
 //       Access: Published
diff --git a/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.h b/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.h
index d4a1ecea92..c11b574987 100644
--- a/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.h
+++ b/panda/src/grutil/movieTexture.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ private:
 PUBLISHED:
   virtual ~MovieTexture();
 
+  INLINE double get_video_length() const;
   INLINE int get_video_width() const;
   INLINE int get_video_height() const;
   INLINE LVecBase2f get_tex_scale() const;