diff --git a/docs/dev/Lua API.rst b/docs/dev/Lua API.rst
index 8553d4e1a..11bac3f61 100644
--- a/docs/dev/Lua API.rst	
+++ b/docs/dev/Lua API.rst	
@@ -1778,9 +1778,10 @@ Items module
   for the item and ``false`` to get the price that the caravan will sell the
   item for.
 
-* ``dfhack.items.isRequestedTradeGood(item)``
+* ``dfhack.items.isRequestedTradeGood(item[, caravan_state])``
 
-  Returns whether any active caravan will pay extra for the given item.
+  Returns whether a caravan will pay extra for the given item. If caravan_state
+  is not given, checks all active caravans.
 
 * ``dfhack.items.createItem(item_type, item_subtype, mat_type, mat_index, unit)``
 
diff --git a/library/include/modules/Items.h b/library/include/modules/Items.h
index c473654e3..7541660f4 100644
--- a/library/include/modules/Items.h
+++ b/library/include/modules/Items.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ DFHACK_EXPORT bool canTradeWithContents(df::item *item);
 /// marks the given item for trade at the given depot
 DFHACK_EXPORT bool markForTrade(df::item *item, df::building_tradedepotst *depot);
 /// Returns true if an active caravan will pay extra for the given item
-DFHACK_EXPORT bool isRequestedTradeGood(df::item *item);
+DFHACK_EXPORT bool isRequestedTradeGood(df::item *item, df::caravan_state *caravan = NULL);
 
 /// Checks whether the item is an assigned hauling vehicle
 DFHACK_EXPORT bool isRouteVehicle(df::item *item);
diff --git a/library/modules/Items.cpp b/library/modules/Items.cpp
index 06741894d..3fc08813c 100644
--- a/library/modules/Items.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Items.cpp
@@ -1917,7 +1917,19 @@ static int32_t get_trade_agreement_multiplier(df::item *item, const df::caravan_
         : get_sell_request_multiplier(item, caravan);
 }
 
-bool Items::isRequestedTradeGood(df::item *item) {
+static bool is_requested_trade_good(df::item *item, df::caravan_state *caravan) {
+    auto trade_state = caravan->trade_state;
+    if (caravan->time_remaining <= 0 ||
+            (trade_state != df::caravan_state::T_trade_state::Approaching &&
+                trade_state != df::caravan_state::T_trade_state::AtDepot))
+        return false;
+    return get_buy_request_multiplier(item, caravan->buy_prices) > DEFAULT_AGREEMENT_MULTIPLIER;
+}
+
+bool Items::isRequestedTradeGood(df::item *item, df::caravan_state *caravan) {
+    if (caravan)
+        return is_requested_trade_good(item, caravan);
+
     for (auto caravan : df::global::plotinfo->caravans) {
         auto trade_state = caravan->trade_state;
         if (caravan->time_remaining <= 0 ||