diff --git a/docs/toolset.rst b/docs/toolset.rst
index 06b36bf..c7808d2 100644
--- a/docs/toolset.rst
+++ b/docs/toolset.rst
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ and the following methods:
   <earwigbot.wiki.copyvios.CopyvioMixIn.copyvio_compare>`: checks the page like
   :py:meth:`~earwigbot.wiki.copyvios.CopyvioMixIn.copyvio_check`, but
   against a specific URL
+- :py:meth:`check_exclusion(username=None, optouts=None)
+  <earwigbot.wiki.page.Page.check_exclusion>`: checks whether or not we are
+  allowed to edit the page per ``{{bots}}``/``{{nobots}}``
 
 Additionally, :py:class:`~earwigbot.wiki.category.Category` objects (created
 with :py:meth:`site.get_category(name) <earwigbot.wiki.site.Site.get_category>`
diff --git a/earwigbot/wiki/page.py b/earwigbot/wiki/page.py
index 58efe50..3e8c29a 100644
--- a/earwigbot/wiki/page.py
+++ b/earwigbot/wiki/page.py
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class Page(CopyrightMixIn):
     - :py:meth:`parse`:       parses the page content for templates, links, etc
     - :py:meth:`edit`:        replaces the page's content or creates a new page
     - :py:meth:`add_section`: adds a new section at the bottom of the page
+    - :py:meth:`check_exclusion`: checks whether or not we are allowed to edit
+      the page, per ``{{bots}}``/``{{nobots}}``
 
     - :py:meth:`~earwigbot.wiki.copyvios.CopyrightMixIn.copyvio_check`:
       checks the page for copyright violations
@@ -723,3 +725,55 @@ class Page(CopyrightMixIn):
         """
         self._edit(text=text, summary=title, minor=minor, bot=bot, force=force,
                    section="new")
+
+    def check_exclusion(self, username=None, optouts=None):
+        """Check whether or not we are allowed to edit the page.
+
+        Return ``True`` if we *are* allowed to edit this page, and ``False`` if
+        we aren't.
+
+        *username* is used to determine whether we are part of a specific list
+        of allowed or disallowed bots (e.g. ``{{bots|allow=EarwigBot}}`` or
+        ``{{bots|deny=FooBot,EarwigBot}}``). It's ``None`` by default, which
+        will swipe our username from :py:meth:`site.get_user()
+        <earwigbot.wiki.site.Site.get_user>`.\
+        :py:attr:`~earwigbot.wiki.user.User.name`.
+
+        *optouts* is a list of messages to consider this check as part of for
+        the purpose of opt-out; it defaults to ``None``, which ignores the
+        parameter completely. For example, if *optouts* is ``["nolicense"]``,
+        we'll return ``False`` on ``{{bots|optout=nolicense}}`` or
+        ``{{bots|optout=all}}``, but `True` on
+        ``{{bots|optout=orfud,norationale,replaceable}}``.
+        """
+        def parse_param(template, param):
+            value = template.get_param(param).value
+            return [item.strip().lower() for item in value.split(",")]
+
+        if not username:
+            username = self.site.get_user().name
+
+        # Lowercase everything:
+        username = username.lower()
+        optouts = [optout.lower() for optout in optouts] if optouts else []
+
+        re_bots = "\{\{\s*(no)?bots\s*(\||\}\})"
+        filter = self.parse().filter_templates(matches=re_bots, recursive=True)
+        for template in filter:
+            if template.has_param("deny"):
+                denies = parse_param(template, "deny")
+                if "all" in denies or username in denies:
+                    return False
+            if template.has_param("allow"):
+                allows = parse_param(template, "allow")
+                if "all" in allows or username in allows:
+                    continue
+            if optouts and template.has_param("optout"):
+                tasks = parse_param(template, "optout")
+                matches = [optout in tasks for optout in optouts]
+                if "all" in tasks or any(matches):
+                    return False
+            if template.name.strip().lower() == "nobots":
+                return False
+
+        return True