diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/type.h b/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
index 791ea0fc9..ba3b82f1e 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ int is_quaternion (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 int is_math (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 int is_pointer (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 int is_field (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
+int is_entity (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 int is_struct (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 int is_array (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 int is_structural (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/type.c b/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
index cdf7ca6df..4404f2ed0 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
@@ -811,6 +811,14 @@ is_field (const type_t *type)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+is_entity (const type_t *type)
+{
+	if (type->type == ev_entity)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 is_array (const type_t *type)
 {