diff --git a/src/object.js b/src/object.js
index e958cd8657..46a16f94f3 100644
--- a/src/object.js
+++ b/src/object.js
@@ -88,6 +88,27 @@ var object = function () {
     return m_this;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Report if an event handler is bound to this object.
+   *
+   * @param {string|string[]} event An event or list of events to check.
+   * @param {function} [handler] A function that might be bound.  If
+   *   `undefined`, this will report `true` if there is any handler for the
+   *   specified event.
+   * @returns {boolean} true if any of the specified events are bound to the
+   *   specified handler.
+   */
+  this.geoIsOn = function (event, handler) {
+    if (Array.isArray(event)) {
+      return event.some(function (e) {
+        return m_this.geoIsOn(e, handler);
+      });
+    }
+    return (m_eventHandlers[event] || []).some(function (h) {
+      return h === handler || handler === undefined;
+    });
+  };
+
   /**
    * Trigger an event (or events) on this object and call all handlers.
    *
diff --git a/tests/cases/object.js b/tests/cases/object.js
index 5fab1980a6..965699525a 100644
--- a/tests/cases/object.js
+++ b/tests/cases/object.js
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ describe('geo.object', function () {
           evtData = {},
           foo = new CallCounter(evtData);
 
+      expect(obj.geoIsOn('testevent')).toBe(false);
       obj.geoOn('testevent', foo.call);
+      expect(obj.geoIsOn('testevent')).toBe(true);
+      expect(obj.geoIsOn(['testevent', 'anotherevent'])).toBe(true);
+      expect(obj.geoIsOn('testevent', 'not foo.call')).toBe(false);
+      expect(obj.geoIsOn('testevent', foo.call)).toBe(true);
       obj.geoTrigger('anotherevent', evtData);
       expect(foo.ncalls).toBe(0);