diff --git a/AK/MaybeOwned.h b/AK/MaybeOwned.h
index 433c886a0f..38e3c20d11 100644
--- a/AK/MaybeOwned.h
+++ b/AK/MaybeOwned.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ public:
     T& operator*() { return *ptr(); }
     T const& operator*() const { return *ptr(); }
 
+    bool is_owned() const { return m_handle.template has<NonnullOwnPtr<T>>(); }
+
 private:
     Variant<NonnullOwnPtr<T>, T*> m_handle;
 };