diff --git a/docs/changelog/variant-istype.md b/docs/changelog/variant-istype.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1005ca8cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/variant-istype.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Add Variant::IsType
+
+The `Variant` class was missing a way to check the type. You could do it
+indirectly using `variant.GetIndex() == variant.GetIndexOf<T>()`, but
+having this convenience function is more clear.
diff --git a/vtkm/exec/internal/testing/UnitTestVariant.cxx b/vtkm/exec/internal/testing/UnitTestVariant.cxx
index 64834a369..5fbc9d6c5 100644
--- a/vtkm/exec/internal/testing/UnitTestVariant.cxx
+++ b/vtkm/exec/internal/testing/UnitTestVariant.cxx
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ void TestGet()
 
     VariantType variant = expectedValue;
     VTKM_TEST_ASSERT(variant.GetIndex() == 2);
+    VTKM_TEST_ASSERT(variant.IsType<vtkm::Id>());
+    VTKM_TEST_ASSERT(!variant.IsType<vtkm::Float32>());
 
     VTKM_TEST_ASSERT(variant.Get<2>() == expectedValue);
 
diff --git a/vtkm/internal/VariantImpl.h b/vtkm/internal/VariantImpl.h
index 7e586b6de..64436e58a 100644
--- a/vtkm/internal/VariantImpl.h
+++ b/vtkm/internal/VariantImpl.h
@@ -352,6 +352,14 @@ public:
     return (this->Index >= 0) && (this->Index < NumberOfTypes);
   }
 
+  /// Returns true if this `Variant` stores the given type
+  ///
+  template <typename T>
+  VTK_M_DEVICE bool IsType() const
+  {
+    return (this->GetIndex() == this->GetIndexOf<T>());
+  }
+
   Variant() = default;
   ~Variant() = default;
   Variant(const Variant&) = default;
@@ -373,7 +381,7 @@ public:
   template <typename T>
   VTK_M_DEVICE Variant& operator=(const T& src)
   {
-    if (this->GetIndex() == this->GetIndexOf<T>())
+    if (this->IsType<T>())
     {
       this->Get<T>() = src;
     }
@@ -474,14 +482,14 @@ private:
   template <typename T>
   VTK_M_DEVICE T& GetImpl(std::true_type)
   {
-    VTKM_ASSERT(this->GetIndexOf<T>() == this->GetIndex());
+    VTKM_ASSERT(this->IsType<T>());
     return detail::VariantUnionGet<IndexOf<T>::value>(this->Storage);
   }
 
   template <typename T>
   VTK_M_DEVICE const T& GetImpl(std::true_type) const
   {
-    VTKM_ASSERT(this->GetIndexOf<T>() == this->GetIndex());
+    VTKM_ASSERT(this->IsType<T>());
     return detail::VariantUnionGet<IndexOf<T>::value>(this->Storage);
   }