diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index 63e06f4f21..ea8c8cba45 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -6640,3 +6640,15 @@ bool setting_is_of_general_type(rarch_setting_t *setting)
       return true;
    return false;
 }
+
+bool setting_is_of_numeric_type(rarch_setting_t *setting)
+{
+   if    (
+         setting &&
+         (setting->type == ST_INT)  &&
+         (setting->type == ST_UINT) &&
+         (setting->type == ST_FLOAT)
+         )
+      return true;
+   return false;
+}
diff --git a/settings.h b/settings.h
index 363d623430..4695f975bb 100644
--- a/settings.h
+++ b/settings.h
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ bool setting_is_of_path_type(rarch_setting_t *setting);
 
 bool setting_is_of_general_type(rarch_setting_t *setting);
 
+bool setting_is_of_numeric_type(rarch_setting_t *setting);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif