diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/PyAction.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/PyAction.hpp
index 4bf9c3309..2e9343272 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/PyAction.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/PyAction.hpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
     const std::string& name() const;
     bool operator==(const PyAction& other) const;
     PyAction::RunCount run_count() const;
+    bool active() const;
     ~PyAction();
 
     /*
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ private:
     RunCount m_run_count;
     std::string input_code;
     void * m_storage = nullptr;
+    mutable bool m_active = true;
 };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/PyAction.cpp b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/PyAction.cpp
index 4f5a79992..0cb31d472 100644
--- a/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/PyAction.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Action/PyAction.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ PyAction::RunCount PyAction::run_count() const {
     return this->m_run_count;
 }
 
+bool PyAction::active() const {
+    return this->m_active;
+}
+
 /*
   The python variables are reference counted and when the Python dictionary
   stored in this->m_storage is destroyed the Python runtime system is involved.