diff --git a/aderyn_core/src/context/browser/external_calls.rs b/aderyn_core/src/context/browser/external_calls.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4ef0711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aderyn_core/src/context/browser/external_calls.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+//! This module helps us detect whether a given AST Node has any external calls inside of it
+
+use super::ExtractMemberAccesses;
+use crate::{ast::*, context::workspace_context::ASTNode};
+
+fn is_external_call(ast_node: ASTNode) -> bool {
+    // This is so we can skip the FunctionCallOptions layer which solidity compiler inserts
+    // when there are options passed to function calls
+    for member_access in ExtractMemberAccesses::from(&ast_node).extracted {
+        // address(..).call("...") pattern
+        let is_call = member_access.member_name == "call";
+        if is_call {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // payable(address(..)).transfer(100)
+        // payable(address(..)).send(100)
+        // address.sendValue(..) (from openzeppelin)
+        if member_access.member_name == "transfer"
+            || member_access.member_name == "send"
+            || member_access.member_name == "sendValue"
+        {
+            if let Some(type_description) = member_access.expression.type_descriptions() {
+                if type_description
+                    .type_string
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .is_some_and(|type_string| type_string.starts_with("address"))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Any external call
+        if member_access
+            .type_descriptions
+            .type_identifier
+            .is_some_and(|type_identifier| type_identifier.contains("function_external"))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    false
+}
+
+impl FunctionCall {
+    pub fn is_external_call(&self) -> bool {
+        is_external_call(self.into())
+    }
+}
+impl FunctionCallOptions {
+    pub fn is_external_call(&self) -> bool {
+        is_external_call(self.into())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod external_calls_detector {
+    use crate::{
+        context::browser::ExtractFunctionCalls, detect::test_utils::load_solidity_source_unit,
+    };
+
+    use super::FunctionDefinition;
+
+    impl FunctionDefinition {
+        pub fn makes_external_calls(&self) -> bool {
+            let func_calls = ExtractFunctionCalls::from(self).extracted;
+            func_calls.iter().any(|f| f.is_external_call())
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_direct_call_on_address() {
+        let context =
+            load_solidity_source_unit("../tests/contract-playground/src/ExternalCalls.sol");
+
+        let childex = context.find_contract_by_name("ChildEx");
+
+        let ext1 = childex.find_function_by_name("ext1");
+        let ext2 = childex.find_function_by_name("ext2");
+        let ext3 = childex.find_function_by_name("ext3");
+        let ext4 = childex.find_function_by_name("ext4");
+        let ext5 = childex.find_function_by_name("ext5");
+        let ext6 = childex.find_function_by_name("ext6");
+        let ext7 = childex.find_function_by_name("ext7");
+        let ext8 = childex.find_function_by_name("ext8");
+        let ext9 = childex.find_function_by_name("ext9");
+
+        assert!(ext1.makes_external_calls());
+        assert!(ext2.makes_external_calls());
+        assert!(ext3.makes_external_calls());
+        assert!(ext4.makes_external_calls());
+        assert!(ext5.makes_external_calls());
+        assert!(ext6.makes_external_calls());
+        assert!(ext7.makes_external_calls());
+        assert!(ext8.makes_external_calls());
+        assert!(ext9.makes_external_calls());
+
+        let notext1 = childex.find_function_by_name("notExt1");
+        let notext2 = childex.find_function_by_name("notExt2");
+
+        assert!(!notext1.makes_external_calls());
+        assert!(!notext2.makes_external_calls());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/aderyn_core/src/context/browser/mod.rs b/aderyn_core/src/context/browser/mod.rs
index e49ad838..327320d7 100644
--- a/aderyn_core/src/context/browser/mod.rs
+++ b/aderyn_core/src/context/browser/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod ancestral_line;
 mod closest_ancestor;
+mod external_calls;
 mod extractor;
 mod immediate_children;
 mod location;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ mod sort_nodes;
 mod storage_vars;
 pub use ancestral_line::*;
 pub use closest_ancestor::*;
+pub use external_calls::*;
 pub use extractor::*;
 pub use immediate_children::*;
 pub use location::*;
diff --git a/tests/contract-playground/src/ExternalCalls.sol b/tests/contract-playground/src/ExternalCalls.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78431b91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/contract-playground/src/ExternalCalls.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+pragma solidity 0.8.19;
+
+interface IMyTarget {
+    function extCall(uint256) external payable;
+}
+
+contract MyTarget is IMyTarget {
+    uint256 s_a;
+
+    function extCall(uint256 m_a) public payable {
+        s_a = m_a;
+    }
+}
+
+contract BaseEx {
+    MyTarget t2;
+
+    function baseThing(address x) public {
+        t2 = MyTarget(x);
+    }
+}
+
+contract ChildEx is BaseEx {
+    MyTarget t1;
+
+    constructor(MyTarget t) {
+        t1 = t;
+    }
+
+    // Functions that make external calls
+
+    function ext1() external payable {
+        t1.extCall(0);
+    }
+
+    function ext2(address target) external {
+        MyTarget(target).extCall(0);
+    }
+
+    function ext3() external {
+        this.ext1();
+    }
+
+    function ext4() external {
+        IMyTarget(address(t1)).extCall(0);
+    }
+
+    // Functions that make external calls with options
+
+    function ext5() external {
+        t1.extCall{gas: 100}(0);
+    }
+
+    function ext6(address target) external {
+        MyTarget(target).extCall{value: 100}(0);
+    }
+
+    function ext7() external {
+        this.ext1{gas: 100}();
+    }
+
+    function ext8() external {
+        IMyTarget(address(t1)).extCall{value: 100}(0);
+    }
+
+    function ext9() external {
+        (bool success, ) = payable(address(t1)).call{
+            value: address(this).balance
+        }("");
+        if (success) {
+            revert();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Functions that don't make external calls
+
+    function notExt1() external {
+        super.baseThing(address(0));
+    }
+
+    function notExt2() external {
+        BaseEx.baseThing(address(0));
+    }
+}