diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/type.h b/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
index b4182b310..30aeff685 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ int is_nonscalar (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 int is_matrix (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 int is_math (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 int is_struct (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
+int is_handle (const type_t *type) __attribute__((pure));
 int is_union (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 d35744f79..89300882d 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
@@ -1353,6 +1353,15 @@ is_struct (const type_t *type)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+is_handle (const type_t *type)
+{
+	type = unalias_type (type);
+	if (type->type == ev_invalid && type->meta == ty_handle)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 is_union (const type_t *type)
 {