diff --git a/xbmc/utils/Variant.cpp b/xbmc/utils/Variant.cpp
index b10efe7eabc39..195dded18f5fc 100644
--- a/xbmc/utils/Variant.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/utils/Variant.cpp
@@ -303,6 +303,11 @@ bool CVariant::isNull() const
   return m_type == VariantTypeNull || m_type == VariantTypeConstNull;
 }
 
+bool CVariant::isNumber() const
+{
+  return m_type == VariantTypeInteger || m_type == VariantTypeUnsignedInteger || m_type == VariantTypeDouble;
+}
+
 CVariant::VariantType CVariant::type() const
 {
   return m_type;
diff --git a/xbmc/utils/Variant.h b/xbmc/utils/Variant.h
index eb53a0fc03dc3..279d41a237278 100644
--- a/xbmc/utils/Variant.h
+++ b/xbmc/utils/Variant.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class CVariant
   bool isArray() const;
   bool isObject() const;
   bool isNull() const;
+  bool isNumber() const;
 
   VariantType type() const;