diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 847bcb9..f01cf00 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Version 0.9.7.1 - Alpha (Release Date TBD)
 [ADDED] a new tooltip method: GetFollowCursor()
 [ADDED] a new tooltip method: GetObject()
 [ADDED] a new tooltip method: GetFont()
+[ADDED] a new tooltip method: GetFollowObject()
 
 [CHANGED] Moved library files to /libraries
 [CHANGED] Upgraded to middleclass 3.0.1
diff --git a/objects/internal/tooltip.lua b/objects/internal/tooltip.lua
index 0cf80eb..9481db3 100644
--- a/objects/internal/tooltip.lua
+++ b/objects/internal/tooltip.lua
@@ -357,4 +357,15 @@ function newobject:SetFollowObject(bool)
 
 	self.followobject = bool
 	
+end
+
+--[[---------------------------------------------------------
+	- func: GetFollowObject()
+	- desc: gets whether or not the tooltip should follow
+			its assigned object
+--]]---------------------------------------------------------
+function newobject:GetFollowObject()
+
+	return self.followobject
+	
 end
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