diff --git a/src/compiler/nir_types.cpp b/src/compiler/nir_types.cpp
index c7d07415cd2..9b4f9c5b0aa 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir_types.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/nir_types.cpp
@@ -860,6 +860,12 @@ glsl_get_explicit_size(const struct glsl_type *type, bool align_to_stride)
    return type->explicit_size(align_to_stride);
 }
 
+bool
+glsl_type_is_packed(const struct glsl_type *type)
+{
+   return type->packed;
+}
+
 bool
 glsl_type_is_leaf(const struct glsl_type *type)
 {
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir_types.h b/src/compiler/nir_types.h
index 8d82f492e02..2df1e2c8b9b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir_types.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir_types.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ glsl_get_bit_size(const struct glsl_type *type)
    return glsl_base_type_get_bit_size(glsl_get_base_type(type));
 }
 
+bool glsl_type_is_packed(const struct glsl_type *type);
 bool glsl_type_is_16bit(const struct glsl_type *type);
 bool glsl_type_is_32bit(const struct glsl_type *type);
 bool glsl_type_is_64bit(const struct glsl_type *type);