diff --git a/toxcore/group.c b/toxcore/group.c
index 4cb24d7a..f43dffbe 100644
--- a/toxcore/group.c
+++ b/toxcore/group.c
@@ -783,6 +783,21 @@ unsigned int group_peernumber_is_ours(const Group_Chats *g_c, int groupnumber, i
     return g->peer_number == g->group[peernumber].peer_number;
 }
 
+/* return the type of groupchat (GROUPCHAT_TYPE_) that groupnumber is.
+ *
+ * return -1 on failure.
+ * return type on success.
+ */
+int group_get_type(const Group_Chats *g_c, int groupnumber)
+{
+    Group_c *g = get_group_c(g_c, groupnumber);
+
+    if (!g)
+        return -1;
+
+    return g->identifier[0];
+}
+
 /* Send a group packet to friendcon_id.
  *
  *  return 1 on success
diff --git a/toxcore/group.h b/toxcore/group.h
index ad3eeb3b..46af35e3 100644
--- a/toxcore/group.h
+++ b/toxcore/group.h
@@ -266,6 +266,13 @@ uint32_t count_chatlist(Group_Chats *g_c);
  * of out_list will be truncated to list_size. */
 uint32_t copy_chatlist(Group_Chats *g_c, int32_t *out_list, uint32_t list_size);
 
+/* return the type of groupchat (GROUPCHAT_TYPE_) that groupnumber is.
+ *
+ * return -1 on failure.
+ * return type on success.
+ */
+int group_get_type(const Group_Chats *g_c, int groupnumber);
+
 /* Send current name (set in messenger) to all online groups.
  */
 void send_name_all_groups(Group_Chats *g_c);
diff --git a/toxcore/tox.c b/toxcore/tox.c
index 9e9a5057..32d7f7a0 100644
--- a/toxcore/tox.c
+++ b/toxcore/tox.c
@@ -728,6 +728,16 @@ uint32_t tox_get_chatlist(const Tox *tox, int32_t *out_list, uint32_t list_size)
     return copy_chatlist(m->group_chat_object, out_list, list_size);
 }
 
+/* return the type of groupchat (TOX_GROUPCHAT_TYPE_) that groupnumber is.
+ *
+ * return -1 on failure.
+ * return type on success.
+ */
+int tox_group_get_type(const Tox *tox, int groupnumber)
+{
+    const Messenger *m = tox;
+    return group_get_type(m->group_chat_object, groupnumber);
+}
 
 /****************FILE SENDING FUNCTIONS*****************/
 
diff --git a/toxcore/tox.h b/toxcore/tox.h
index 4f93e608..e2f3bc3d 100644
--- a/toxcore/tox.h
+++ b/toxcore/tox.h
@@ -551,6 +551,13 @@ uint32_t tox_count_chatlist(const Tox *tox);
  * of out_list will be truncated to list_size. */
 uint32_t tox_get_chatlist(const Tox *tox, int32_t *out_list, uint32_t list_size);
 
+/* return the type of groupchat (TOX_GROUPCHAT_TYPE_) that groupnumber is.
+ *
+ * return -1 on failure.
+ * return type on success.
+ */
+int tox_group_get_type(const Tox *tox, int groupnumber);
+
 /****************AVATAR FUNCTIONS*****************/
 
 /* Set the callback function for avatar information.