diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
index 5c27ad1454..aa9bea684e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
     end
   end
 
+  def any_args_or_options?
+    !used_options.empty? || !unused_options.empty?
+  end
+
   def with?(val)
     option_names = val.respond_to?(:option_names) ? val.option_names : [val]