diff --git a/include/llvm/Type.h b/include/llvm/Type.h
index bd264a0ea0f..72e70b44a95 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Type.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Type.h
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ public:
   ///
   bool isInteger() const { return ID == IntegerTyID; } 
 
+  /// isIntOrIntVector - Return true if this is an integer type or a vector of
+  /// integer types.
+  ///
+  bool isIntOrIntVector() const;
+  
   /// isFloatingPoint - Return true if this is one of the two floating point
   /// types
   bool isFloatingPoint() const { return ID == FloatTyID || ID == DoubleTyID ||
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
index 3f8643e7e6d..3e085f4027f 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,17 @@ const Type *Type::getVAArgsPromotedType() const {
     return this;
 }
 
+/// isIntOrIntVector - Return true if this is an integer type or a vector of
+/// integer types.
+///
+bool Type::isIntOrIntVector() const {
+  if (isInteger())
+    return true;
+  if (ID != Type::VectorTyID) return false;
+  
+  return cast<VectorType>(this)->getElementType()->isInteger();
+}
+
 /// isFPOrFPVector - Return true if this is a FP type or a vector of FP types.
 ///
 bool Type::isFPOrFPVector() const {