diff --git a/include/llvm/Constants.h b/include/llvm/Constants.h
index 4c497b6f58b..c8552395313 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Constants.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Constants.h
@@ -438,6 +438,10 @@ public:
   /// @brief Determine if the value is all ones.
   bool isAllOnesValue() const;
 
+  /// getSplatValue - If this is a splat constant, meaning that all of the
+  /// elements have the same value, return that value. Otherwise return NULL.
+  Constant *getSplatValue();
+
   virtual void destroyConstant();
   virtual void replaceUsesOfWithOnConstant(Value *From, Value *To, Use *U);
 
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Constants.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Constants.cpp
index 350a306d797..9c1377dbd7b 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Constants.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Constants.cpp
@@ -1286,6 +1286,17 @@ bool ConstantVector::isAllOnesValue() const {
   return true;
 }
 
+/// getSplatValue - If this is a splat constant, where all of the
+/// elements have the same value, return that value. Otherwise return null.
+Constant *ConstantVector::getSplatValue() {
+  // Check out first element.
+  Constant *Elt = getOperand(0);
+  // Then make sure all remaining elements point to the same value.
+  for (unsigned I = 1, E = getNumOperands(); I < E; ++I)
+    if (getOperand(I) != Elt) return 0;
+  return Elt;
+}
+
 //---- ConstantPointerNull::get() implementation...
 //