diff --git a/src/View.cpp b/src/View.cpp
index b3118611..82d2f9f3 100644
--- a/src/View.cpp
+++ b/src/View.cpp
@@ -168,4 +168,9 @@ Controller *View::controller() const
 QSize View::hardcodedMinimumSize()
 {
     return Layouting::Item::hardcodedMinimumSize;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+bool View::is(Type t) const
+{
+    return m_type == t;
+}
diff --git a/src/View.h b/src/View.h
index c99da53f..536a343e 100644
--- a/src/View.h
+++ b/src/View.h
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ public:
         return max;
     }
 
+    /// @brief Returns whether the view is of the specified type
+    /// Virtual so it can be overridden by ViewWrapper. When we're wrapping an existing GUI element
+    /// only the specific frontend can know what's the actual type
+    virtual bool is(Type) const;
+
 protected:
     virtual void free_impl();
 
diff --git a/src/views_qtwidgets/Separator_qtwidgets.h b/src/views_qtwidgets/Separator_qtwidgets.h
index 10041d9f..ccba04fb 100644
--- a/src/views_qtwidgets/Separator_qtwidgets.h
+++ b/src/views_qtwidgets/Separator_qtwidgets.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace KDDockWidgets::Views {
 
 class DOCKS_EXPORT Separator_qtwidgets : public View_qtwidgets<QWidget>
 {
+    Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit Separator_qtwidgets(Controllers::Separator *controller, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
diff --git a/src/views_qtwidgets/ViewWrapper_qtwidgets.cpp b/src/views_qtwidgets/ViewWrapper_qtwidgets.cpp
index 1a5311e9..cc5a8846 100644
--- a/src/views_qtwidgets/ViewWrapper_qtwidgets.cpp
+++ b/src/views_qtwidgets/ViewWrapper_qtwidgets.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@
 */
 
 #include "ViewWrapper_qtwidgets.h"
+#include "views_qtwidgets/DockWidget_qtwidgets.h"
+#include "views_qtwidgets/FloatingWindow_qtwidgets.h"
+#include "views_qtwidgets/Frame_qtwidgets.h"
+#include "views_qtwidgets/MainWindow_qtwidgets.h"
+#include "views_qtwidgets/Separator_qtwidgets.h"
+#include "views_qtwidgets/SideBar_qtwidgets.h"
+#include "views_qtwidgets/Stack_qtwidgets.h"
+#include "views_qtwidgets/TabBar_qtwidgets.h"
+#include "views_qtwidgets/TitleBar_qtwidgets.h"
 
 #include <QDebug>
 
@@ -95,3 +104,42 @@ void ViewWrapper_qtwidgets::setSize(int x, int y)
 {
     m_widget->resize(x, y);
 }
+
+bool ViewWrapper_qtwidgets::is(Type t) const
+{
+    if (t == Type::ViewWrapper)
+        return true;
+
+    switch (t) {
+
+    case Type::Frame:
+        return qobject_cast<Views::Frame_qtwidgets *>(m_widget);
+    case Type::TitleBar:
+        return qobject_cast<Views::TitleBar_qtwidgets *>(m_widget);
+    case Type::TabBar:
+        return qobject_cast<Views::TabBar_qtwidgets *>(m_widget);
+    case Type::Stack:
+        return qobject_cast<Views::Stack_qtwidgets *>(m_widget);
+    case Type::FloatingWindow:
+        return qobject_cast<Views::FloatingWindow_qtwidgets *>(m_widget);
+    case Type::Separator:
+        return qobject_cast<Views::Separator_qtwidgets *>(m_widget);
+    case Type::DockWidget:
+        return qobject_cast<Views::DockWidget_qtwidgets *>(m_widget);
+    case Type::SideBar:
+        return qobject_cast<Views::SideBar_qtwidgets *>(m_widget);
+    case Type::MainWindow:
+        return qobject_cast<Views::MainWindow_qtwidgets *>(m_widget);
+    case Type::Layout:
+        return qobject_cast<LayoutWidget *>(m_widget);
+    case Type::LayoutItem:
+    case Type::DropIndicatorOverlayInterface:
+        qWarning() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "These are framework internals that are not wrapped";
+        return false;
+    case Type::ViewWrapper:
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    qWarning() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Unknown type" << static_cast<int>(t);
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/views_qtwidgets/ViewWrapper_qtwidgets.h b/src/views_qtwidgets/ViewWrapper_qtwidgets.h
index 34589e4e..fcca1257 100644
--- a/src/views_qtwidgets/ViewWrapper_qtwidgets.h
+++ b/src/views_qtwidgets/ViewWrapper_qtwidgets.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public:
     bool isMaximized() const override;
     QSize maximumSize() const override;
     void setSize(int width, int height) override;
+    bool is(Type) const override;
 
 private:
     QWidget *const m_widget;