diff --git a/Sources/GObjectCHelpers/gobject_helpers.c b/Sources/GObjectCHelpers/gobject_helpers.c
index 07a72746..0083cd4d 100644
--- a/Sources/GObjectCHelpers/gobject_helpers.c
+++ b/Sources/GObjectCHelpers/gobject_helpers.c
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@
 
 /// Get the type of a `GObject` instance.
 /// @param gobject the object to get the type for
-GTypeClass *glibobject_get_instance_type(GObject * const gobject)
+/// @return the type of the object
+GType glibobject_get_instance_type(GObject * const gobject)
 {
     return G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE(gobject);
 }
 
 
-/// Return whether the given receiver is a `GObject`.
-/// @param gobject pointer to test
-gboolean glibobject_is_object(GObject * const gobject)
+/// Get the type class of a `GObject` instance.
+/// @param gobject the object to get the type for
+/// @return the type class of the object
+GTypeClass *glibobject_get_class(GObject * const gobject)
 {
-    return G_IS_OBJECT(gobject);
+    return G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS(gobject);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Sources/GObjectCHelpers/include/gobject_helpers.h b/Sources/GObjectCHelpers/include/gobject_helpers.h
index 1d775437..1a5f5a33 100644
--- a/Sources/GObjectCHelpers/include/gobject_helpers.h
+++ b/Sources/GObjectCHelpers/include/gobject_helpers.h
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@
 
 /// Get the type of a `GObject` instance.
 /// @param gobject the object to get the type for
-GTypeClass *glibobject_get_instance_type(GObject * const gobject)  __attribute__((nonnull)) __attribute__((returns_nonnull));
+/// @return the type of the object
+GType glibobject_get_instance_type(GObject * const gobject)  __attribute__((nonnull));
+
+/// Get the type class of a `GObject` instance.
+/// @param gobject the object to get the type for
+/// @return the type class of the object
+GTypeClass *glibobject_get_class(GObject * const gobject)  __attribute__((nonnull)) __attribute__((returns_nonnull));
 
 /// Return whether the given receiver is a `GObject`.
 /// @param gobject pointer to test