diff --git a/scripts/shared/utilities.js b/scripts/shared/utilities.js
index 476746e8..a735c203 100644
--- a/scripts/shared/utilities.js
+++ b/scripts/shared/utilities.js
@@ -1359,4 +1359,39 @@ function ArrayBufferToString(buffer) {
 	return String.fromCharCode.apply(null, new Uint8Array(buffer));
 }
 
+// ===========================================================================
+
+function getElementTypeName(typeId) {
+	switch(typeId) {
+		case ELEMENT_VEHICLE:
+			return "Vehicle";
+
+		case ELEMENT_OBJECT:
+			return "Object";
+
+		case ELEMENT_PED:
+			return "Ped";
+
+		case ELEMENT_PLAYER:
+			return "Player Ped";
+
+		case ELEMENT_PICKUP:
+			return "Pickup";
+
+		case ELEMENT_BLIP:
+			return "Blip";
+
+		case ELEMENT_MARKER:
+			return "Marker";
+
+		case ELEMENT_BUILDING:
+			return "Building";
+
+		default:
+			return "Unknown"
+	}
+
+	return "Unknown";
+}
+
 // ===========================================================================
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