diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/GameObject.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/GameObject.java
index 23a6948d69..3e3c78112e 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/GameObject.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/GameObject.java
@@ -73,4 +73,12 @@ public interface GameObject extends TileObject
 	int getRsOrientation();
 
 	Model getModel();
+
+	/**
+	 * A bitfield containing various flags:
+	 * object type id = bits & 0x20
+	 * orientation (0-3) = bits >>> 6 & 3
+	 * the bitfield may contain other flags in addition to those mentioned above
+	 */
+	int getFlags();
 }
diff --git a/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSGameObject.java b/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSGameObject.java
index ae132af104..7bea92ce91 100644
--- a/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSGameObject.java
+++ b/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSGameObject.java
@@ -43,5 +43,6 @@ public interface RSGameObject extends GameObject
 	long getHash();
 
 	@Import("flags")
+	@Override
 	int getFlags();
 }