diff --git a/Frameworks/plist/src/ascii.h b/Frameworks/plist/src/ascii.h
index 5a7bee84..ecd7d464 100644
--- a/Frameworks/plist/src/ascii.h
+++ b/Frameworks/plist/src/ascii.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace plist
 {
-	PUBLIC plist::any_t parse_ascii (std::string const& str);
+	PUBLIC plist::any_t parse_ascii (std::string const& str, bool* success = NULL);
 }
 
 #endif /* end of include guard: ASCII_PARSER_H_D3YVICTX */
diff --git a/Frameworks/plist/src/ascii.rl b/Frameworks/plist/src/ascii.rl
index ee11fa88..3d6fe447 100644
--- a/Frameworks/plist/src/ascii.rl
+++ b/Frameworks/plist/src/ascii.rl
@@ -154,12 +154,15 @@ static bool parse_element (char const*& p, char const* pe, plist::any_t& res)
 
 namespace plist
 {
-	plist::any_t parse_ascii (std::string const& str)
+	plist::any_t parse_ascii (std::string const& str, bool* success)
 	{
 		plist::any_t res;
 		char const* p  = str.data();
 		char const* pe = p + str.size();
-		return parse_element(p, pe, res) && parse_ws(p, pe) && p == pe ? res : plist::any_t();
+		bool didParse = parse_element(p, pe, res) && parse_ws(p, pe) && p == pe;
+		if(success)
+			*success = didParse;
+		return didParse ? res : plist::any_t();
 	}
 
 } /* plist */