diff --git a/include/rtti/typeinfo.h b/include/rtti/typeinfo.h
index d9711f4..2489f23 100644
--- a/include/rtti/typeinfo.h
+++ b/include/rtti/typeinfo.h
@@ -173,18 +173,26 @@ struct meta_obj_ {
     void*       data;
 };
 
-extern var     makeInstance(typeinfo_t*, ...);
-extern void    destroy(var);
-extern int     is_rtti_obj(var);
-extern int     lock(var, uint64_t);
-extern void    unlock(var);
-extern char*   toString(var, ...);
-extern int     iter_make(iterator_t*, var, ...);
-extern int     iter_next(iterator_t*, void**);
-extern int     iter_reset(iterator_t*);
-extern void    iter_destroy(iterator_t*);
+extern var         makeInstance(typeinfo_t*, ...);
+extern void        destroy(var);
+extern int         is_rtti_obj(var);
+extern typeinfo_t* typeOf(var);
+extern int         instanceOf(var, typeinfo_t*);
+
+extern int  lock(var, uint64_t);
+extern void unlock(var);
+
+extern char* toString(var, ...);
+
+extern int  iter_make(iterator_t*, var, ...);
+extern int  iter_next(iterator_t*, void**);
+extern int  iter_reset(iterator_t*);
+extern void iter_destroy(iterator_t*);
+
 extern int32_t hash(var);
+
 extern int64_t length(var);
+
 extern int32_t reference(var);
 extern void    dereference(var);
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 276c77d..1bb4508 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pkg = import('pkgconfig')
 
 librtti_c_srcs=[
   'create.c',
+  'typeinfo.c',
   'lock.c',
   'iter.c',
   'ref.c',
diff --git a/src/typeinfo.c b/src/typeinfo.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a551039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/typeinfo.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "rtti.h"
+
+typeinfo_t *typeOf(var v) {
+    meta_obj_t *obj = NULL;
+
+    obj = RTTI_DATA_TO_OBJ(v);
+    if (RTTI_OBJ_INVALID(obj)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return obj->type;
+}
+
+int instanceOf(var v, typeinfo_t *t) {
+    if ((v == NULL) || (t == NULL)) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    if (typeOf(v) == t) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/testsuite/test.c b/testsuite/test.c
index 83b1eed..e1f9989 100644
--- a/testsuite/test.c
+++ b/testsuite/test.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ void tearDown(void)
     return;
 }
 
+extern void test_type(void);
 extern void test_iter(void);
 extern void test_invalid(void);
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     UNITY_BEGIN();
 
+    TEST(test_type);
     TEST(test_iter);
     TEST(test_invalid);
 
diff --git a/testsuite/test_iter.c b/testsuite/test_iter.c
index c12f2f4..4867b82 100644
--- a/testsuite/test_iter.c
+++ b/testsuite/test_iter.c
@@ -89,6 +89,21 @@ static typeinfo_t myintArray
                 .reset   = (iter_reset_fn_t)my_array_iter_reset,
                 .destroy = (iter_destroy_fn_t)my_array_iter_destroy } } };
 
+static void test_typeof(void)
+{
+    var         array = makeInstance(&myintArray, 5, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4);
+    int         rc;
+    typeinfo_t* t = NULL;
+
+    t = typeOf(array);
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(t == &myintArray);
+
+    rc = instanceOf(array, &myintArray);
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(rc == 1);
+
+    destroy(array);
+}
+
 static void test_array_iter(void)
 {
     var        array = makeInstance(&myintArray, 5, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4);
@@ -147,6 +162,12 @@ static void test_array_iter(void)
     return;
 }
 
+void test_type(void) {
+    printf("\n type info test\n\n");
+
+    RUN_TEST(test_typeof);
+}
+
 void test_iter(void)
 {
     printf("\n iterator test\n\n");