diff --git a/props/prop_data_entry.cpp b/props/prop_data_entry.cpp
index 80f7116..ec110cf 100644
--- a/props/prop_data_entry.cpp
+++ b/props/prop_data_entry.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ Node *PropDataEntry::processor_get_node_for(const Transform &transform) {
 bool PropDataEntry::processor_evaluate_children() {
 	return call("_processor_evaluate_children");
 }
+bool PropDataEntry::merge_preferred() {
+	return call("_merge_preferred");
+}
 void PropDataEntry::add_to_mesher(Ref<PropMesher> mesher) {
 	call("_add_to_mesher", mesher);
 }
@@ -76,6 +79,9 @@ Node *PropDataEntry::_processor_get_node_for(const Transform &transform) {
 bool PropDataEntry::_processor_evaluate_children() {
 	return true;
 }
+bool PropDataEntry::_merge_preferred() {
+	return false;
+}
 void PropDataEntry::_add_to_mesher(Ref<PropMesher> mesher) {
 }
 
@@ -106,18 +112,21 @@ void PropDataEntry::_bind_methods() {
 
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "evaluate"), "_processor_evaluate_children"));
 
+	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "is"), "_merge_preferred"));
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo("_add_to_mesher", PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "mesher", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "PropMesher")));
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("processor_handles", "node"), &PropDataEntry::processor_handles);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("processor_process", "prop_data", "node", "transform"), &PropDataEntry::processor_process);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("processor_get_node_for", "prop_data"), &PropDataEntry::processor_get_node_for);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("processor_evaluate_children"), &PropDataEntry::processor_evaluate_children);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("merge_preferred"), &PropDataEntry::merge_preferred);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("add_to_mesher", "mesher"), &PropDataEntry::add_to_mesher);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_processor_handles", "node"), &PropDataEntry::_processor_handles);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_processor_process", "prop_data", "node", "transform"), &PropDataEntry::_processor_process);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_processor_get_node_for", "transform"), &PropDataEntry::_processor_get_node_for);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_processor_evaluate_children"), &PropDataEntry::_processor_evaluate_children);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_merge_preferred"), &PropDataEntry::_merge_preferred);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_add_to_mesher", "mesher"), &PropDataEntry::_add_to_mesher);
 
 }
diff --git a/props/prop_data_entry.h b/props/prop_data_entry.h
index 3c3688b..747eb5b 100644
--- a/props/prop_data_entry.h
+++ b/props/prop_data_entry.h
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ public:
 	void processor_process(Ref<PropData> prop_data, Node *node, const Transform &transform);
 	Node *processor_get_node_for(const Transform &transform);
 	bool processor_evaluate_children();
+	bool merge_preferred();
 	void add_to_mesher(Ref<PropMesher> mesher);
 
 	virtual bool _processor_handles(Node *node);
 	virtual void _processor_process(Ref<PropData> prop_data, Node *node, const Transform &transform);
 	virtual Node *_processor_get_node_for(const Transform &transform);
 	virtual bool _processor_evaluate_children();
+	virtual bool _merge_preferred();
 	virtual void _add_to_mesher(Ref<PropMesher> mesher);
 
 	PropDataEntry();