diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index d402e0b..498aada 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ importFrom(pkgfilecache,erase_file_cache)
 importFrom(pkgfilecache,get_filepath)
 importFrom(pkgfilecache,get_pkg_info)
 importFrom(pkgfilecache,list_available)
+importFrom(rmarkdown,pandoc_available)
 importFrom(stats,dist)
 importFrom(stats,na.omit)
 importFrom(utils,read.table)
diff --git a/R/helpers.R b/R/helpers.R
index 7de20a9..13ba923 100644
--- a/R/helpers.R
+++ b/R/helpers.R
@@ -79,3 +79,15 @@ fs.surface.to.tmesh3d <- function(surface) {
 }
 
 
+#' @title Check for pandoc availability on system.
+#'
+#' @return logical, whether Pandoc is available.
+#'
+#' @importFrom rmarkdown pandoc_available
+#'
+#' @keywords internal
+has_pandoc <- function() {
+  return(rmarkdown::pandoc_available());
+}
+
+
diff --git a/man/has_pandoc.Rd b/man/has_pandoc.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc1d8df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/has_pandoc.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/helpers.R
+\name{has_pandoc}
+\alias{has_pandoc}
+\title{Check for pandoc availability on system.}
+\usage{
+has_pandoc()
+}
+\value{
+logical, whether Pandoc is available.
+}
+\description{
+Check for pandoc availability on system.
+}
+\keyword{internal}