diff --git a/plugin.yml b/plugin.yml
index 799344f..93e791b 100644
--- a/plugin.yml
+++ b/plugin.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ commands:
  unsilktouch:
   description: removes the ability for the player to have silk touch when they destroy blocks with their hand
   usage: /unsilktouch
+  permission: silktouchhands.silktouch
+ checksilktouch:
+  description: checks if the player has the ability to have silk touch when they destroy blocks with their hand
+  usage: /checksilktouch
   permission: silktouchhands.silktouch
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diff --git a/src/net/ejs/silktouchhands/CheckSilkTouchCommand.java b/src/net/ejs/silktouchhands/CheckSilkTouchCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3a65bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/ejs/silktouchhands/CheckSilkTouchCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package net.ejs.silktouchhands;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import org.bukkit.NamespacedKey;
+import org.bukkit.command.Command;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import org.bukkit.persistence.PersistentDataContainer;
+import org.bukkit.persistence.PersistentDataType;
+
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
+
+public class CheckSilkTouchCommand implements CommandExecutor{
+	@Override
+	public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command arg1, String arg2, String[] arguments) {
+		if (sender instanceof Player) {
+			Player player = (Player) sender;
+			if (arguments.length == 1) {
+				player = sender.getServer().getPlayerExact(arguments[0]);
+			}
+			if (player == null) {
+				sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.AQUA + arguments[0] + " is offline");
+			}
+			else if (arguments.length > 1) {
+				player.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + Arrays.toString(arguments) + " is not valid input, only list 0-1 players");
+			} else {
+				PersistentDataContainer data = player.getPersistentDataContainer();
+				if(data.get(new NamespacedKey(SilkTouchHands.getPlugin(), "cansilktouch"), PersistentDataType.STRING).equals("silktouch")) {
+					player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + player.getName()+" has silk touch hands");
+				} else {
+					player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + player.getName()+" does not have silk touch hands");
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/net/ejs/silktouchhands/SilkTouchHands.java b/src/net/ejs/silktouchhands/SilkTouchHands.java
index 3a5ff60..9a1ee4c 100644
--- a/src/net/ejs/silktouchhands/SilkTouchHands.java
+++ b/src/net/ejs/silktouchhands/SilkTouchHands.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public class SilkTouchHands extends JavaPlugin implements Listener {
 	public void onEnable() {
 		this.getCommand("silktouch").setExecutor(new SilkTouchCommand());
 		this.getCommand("unsilktouch").setExecutor(new UnsilkTouchCommand());
+		this.getCommand("checksilktouch").setExecutor(new CheckSilkTouchCommand());
 		Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
 		plugin = this;
 	}
diff --git a/target/SilkTouch.jar b/target/SilkTouch.jar
index 06168c0..02a0795 100644
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