diff --git a/parson.c b/parson.c
index 8983166..4727324 100644
--- a/parson.c
+++ b/parson.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,24 @@ JSON_Value * json_object_get_value_at(const JSON_Object *object, size_t index) {
     return object->values[index];
 }
 
+int json_object_has_value (const JSON_Object *object, const char *name) {
+    return json_object_get_value(object, name) != NULL;
+}
+
+int json_object_has_value_of_type(const JSON_Object *object, const char *name, JSON_Value_Type type) {
+    JSON_Value *val = json_object_get_value(object, name);
+    return val != NULL && json_value_get_type(val) == type;
+}
+
+int json_object_dothas_value (const JSON_Object *object, const char *name) {
+    return json_object_dotget_value(object, name) != NULL;
+}
+
+int json_object_dothas_value_of_type(const JSON_Object *object, const char *name, JSON_Value_Type type) {
+    JSON_Value *val = json_object_dotget_value(object, name);
+    return val != NULL && json_value_get_type(val) == type;
+}
+
 /* JSON Array API */
 JSON_Value * json_array_get_value(const JSON_Array *array, size_t index) {
     if (array == NULL || index >= json_array_get_count(array))
diff --git a/parson.h b/parson.h
index 1be1aa4..6a89982 100644
--- a/parson.h
+++ b/parson.h
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ size_t        json_object_get_count   (const JSON_Object *object);
 const char  * json_object_get_name    (const JSON_Object *object, size_t index);
 JSON_Value  * json_object_get_value_at(const JSON_Object *object, size_t index);
 
+/* Functions to check if object has a value with a specific name. Returned value is 1 if object has
+ * a value and 0 if it doesn't. dothas functions behave exactly like dotget functions. */
+int json_object_has_value        (const JSON_Object *object, const char *name);
+int json_object_has_value_of_type(const JSON_Object *object, const char *name, JSON_Value_Type type);
+
+int json_object_dothas_value        (const JSON_Object *object, const char *name);
+int json_object_dothas_value_of_type(const JSON_Object *object, const char *name, JSON_Value_Type type);
+
 /* Creates new name-value pair or frees and replaces old value with a new one.
  * json_object_set_value does not copy passed value so it shouldn't be freed afterwards. */
 JSON_Status json_object_set_value(JSON_Object *object, const char *name, JSON_Value *value);
diff --git a/tests.c b/tests.c
index 8a658a5..819711d 100644
--- a/tests.c
+++ b/tests.c
@@ -119,10 +119,42 @@ void test_suite_2(JSON_Value *root_value) {
     TEST(root_value);
     TEST(json_value_get_type(root_value) == JSONObject);
     root_object = json_value_get_object(root_value);
+
+    TEST(json_object_has_value(root_object, "string"));
+    TEST(!json_object_has_value(root_object, "_string"));
+    TEST(json_object_has_value_of_type(root_object, "object", JSONObject));
+    TEST(!json_object_has_value_of_type(root_object, "string array", JSONObject));
+    TEST(json_object_has_value_of_type(root_object, "string array", JSONArray));
+    TEST(!json_object_has_value_of_type(root_object, "object", JSONArray));
+    TEST(json_object_has_value_of_type(root_object, "string", JSONString));
+    TEST(!json_object_has_value_of_type(root_object, "positive one", JSONString));
+    TEST(json_object_has_value_of_type(root_object, "positive one", JSONNumber));
+    TEST(!json_object_has_value_of_type(root_object, "string", JSONNumber));
+    TEST(json_object_has_value_of_type(root_object, "boolean true", JSONBoolean));
+    TEST(!json_object_has_value_of_type(root_object, "positive one", JSONBoolean));
+    TEST(json_object_has_value_of_type(root_object, "null", JSONNull));
+    TEST(!json_object_has_value_of_type(root_object, "object", JSONNull));
+
+    TEST(json_object_dothas_value(root_object, "object.nested array"));
+    TEST(!json_object_dothas_value(root_object, "_object.nested array"));
+    TEST(json_object_dothas_value_of_type(root_object, "object.nested object", JSONObject));
+    TEST(!json_object_dothas_value_of_type(root_object, "object.nested array", JSONObject));
+    TEST(json_object_dothas_value_of_type(root_object, "object.nested array", JSONArray));
+    TEST(!json_object_dothas_value_of_type(root_object, "object.nested object", JSONArray));
+    TEST(json_object_dothas_value_of_type(root_object, "object.nested string", JSONString));
+    TEST(!json_object_dothas_value_of_type(root_object, "object.nested number", JSONString));
+    TEST(json_object_dothas_value_of_type(root_object, "object.nested number", JSONNumber));
+    TEST(!json_object_dothas_value_of_type(root_object, "_object.nested whatever", JSONNumber));
+    TEST(json_object_dothas_value_of_type(root_object, "object.nested true", JSONBoolean));
+    TEST(!json_object_dothas_value_of_type(root_object, "object.nested number", JSONBoolean));
+    TEST(json_object_dothas_value_of_type(root_object, "object.nested null", JSONNull));
+    TEST(!json_object_dothas_value_of_type(root_object, "object.nested object", JSONNull));
+
     TEST(STREQ(json_object_get_string(root_object, "string"), "lorem ipsum"));
     TEST(STREQ(json_object_get_string(root_object, "utf string"), "lorem ipsum"));
     TEST(STREQ(json_object_get_string(root_object, "utf-8 string"), "あいうえお"));
     TEST(STREQ(json_object_get_string(root_object, "surrogate string"), "lorem𝄞ipsum𝍧lorem"));
+
     TEST(json_object_get_number(root_object, "positive one") == 1.0);
     TEST(json_object_get_number(root_object, "negative one") == -1.0);
     TEST(fabs(json_object_get_number(root_object, "hard to parse number") - (-0.000314)) < EPSILON);
@@ -166,7 +198,7 @@ void test_suite_2(JSON_Value *root_value) {
         TEST(STREQ(json_array_get_string(array, 0), "lorem"));
         TEST(STREQ(json_array_get_string(array, 1), "ipsum"));
     }
-    TEST(json_object_dotget_boolean(root_object, "nested true"));
+    TEST(json_object_dotget_boolean(root_object, "object.nested true") == 1);
 
     TEST(STREQ(json_object_get_string(root_object, "/**/"), "comment"));
     TEST(STREQ(json_object_get_string(root_object, "//"), "comment"));
diff --git a/tests/test_2.txt b/tests/test_2.txt
index f743581..b8c7350 100644
--- a/tests/test_2.txt
+++ b/tests/test_2.txt
@@ -1,29 +1,31 @@
 {
-	"string" : "lorem ipsum",
-	"utf string" : "\u006corem\u0020ipsum",
+    "string" : "lorem ipsum",
+    "utf string" : "\u006corem\u0020ipsum",
     "utf-8 string": "あいうえお",
     "surrogate string": "lorem\uD834\uDD1Eipsum\uD834\uDF67lorem",
-	"positive one" : 1,
-	"negative one" : -1,
-	"pi" : 3.14,
-	"hard to parse number" : -3.14e-4,
-	"boolean true" : true,
-	"boolean false" : false,
-	"null" : null,
-	"string array" : ["lorem", "ipsum"],
-	"x^2 array" : [0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100],
-	"/*" : null,
-	"object" : { "nested string" : "str",
-				 "nested true" : true, 
-				 "nested false" : false,
-				 "nested null" : null,
-				 "nested number" : 123,
-				 "nested array" : ["lorem", "ipsum"] },
-	"*/" : null,
-	"/**/" : "comment",
-	"//" : "comment",
-	"url" : "https:\/\/www.example.com\/search?q=12345",
-	"escaped chars" : "\" \\ \/",
-	"empty object" : {},
-	"empty array" : []
+    "positive one" : 1,
+    "negative one" : -1,
+    "pi" : 3.14,
+    "hard to parse number" : -3.14e-4,
+    "boolean true" : true,
+    "boolean false" : false,
+    "null" : null,
+    "string array" : ["lorem", "ipsum"],
+    "x^2 array" : [0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100],
+    "/*" : null,
+    "object" : { "nested string" : "str",
+                 "nested true" : true,
+                 "nested false" : false,
+                 "nested null" : null,
+                 "nested number" : 123,
+                 "nested array" : ["lorem", "ipsum"],
+                 "nested object" : {"lorem": "ipsum"}
+    },
+    "*/" : null,
+    "/**/" : "comment",
+    "//" : "comment",
+    "url" : "https:\/\/www.example.com\/search?q=12345",
+    "escaped chars" : "\" \\ \/",
+    "empty object" : {},
+    "empty array" : []
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_2_comments.txt b/tests/test_2_comments.txt
index f275e15..5ecf129 100644
--- a/tests/test_2_comments.txt
+++ b/tests/test_2_comments.txt
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@
 */ 
 	"/*" : null,
 	"object" : { "nested string" : "str",
-				 "nested true" : /* lorem ipsum */ true, 
+				 "nested true" : /* lorem ipsum */ true,
 				 "nested false" : false,
 				 "nested null" : null, // lorem ipsum
 				 "nested number" : 123,
-				 "nested array" : ["lorem", "ipsum"] },
+				 "nested array" : ["lorem", "ipsum"],
+				 "nested object" : {"lorem": "ipsum"}
+	},
 	"*/" : null,
 	"/**/" : "comment",
 	"//" : "comment",