diff --git a/libsrc/core/utils.hpp b/libsrc/core/utils.hpp
index 210ba738..79d919c0 100644
--- a/libsrc/core/utils.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/core/utils.hpp
@@ -253,6 +253,27 @@ namespace ngcore
 
   
   template <int N> using IC = std::integral_constant<int,N>;  // needed for Iterate
+
+  
+  namespace detail {
+    template <typename T, typename Enable = int>
+    struct IsIC_trait {
+      static constexpr auto check() { return false; }
+    };
+    
+    template <typename T>
+    struct IsIC_trait<T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_same_v<T, IC<T::value>> == true, int> > {
+      static constexpr auto check() { return true; }  
+    };
+  }
+  
+  template <typename T>
+  constexpr bool is_IC() {
+    return detail::IsIC_trait<T>::check();
+  }
+  
+  
+
   
   template <int NUM, typename FUNC>
   NETGEN_INLINE void Iterate (FUNC f)