diff --git a/src/entt/meta/internal.hpp b/src/entt/meta/internal.hpp
index 6d8c127e7..2307d7633 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/internal.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/internal.hpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ struct meta_type_node {
     const bool is_function_pointer;
     const bool is_member_object_pointer;
     const bool is_member_function_pointer;
+    const bool is_dereferenceable;
     const bool is_sequence_container;
     const bool is_associative_container;
     const size_type rank;
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ public:
             std::is_pointer_v<Type> && std::is_function_v<std::remove_pointer_t<Type>>,
             std::is_member_object_pointer_v<Type>,
             std::is_member_function_pointer_v<Type>,
+            is_dereferenceable_v<Type>,
             is_sequence_container_v<Type>,
             is_associative_container_v<Type>,
             std::rank_v<Type>,
diff --git a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
index e14cbd171..6b8339900 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
@@ -1415,6 +1415,14 @@ public:
         return node->is_member_function_pointer;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Checks whether a type is dereferenceable or not.
+     * @return True if the underlying type is dereferenceable, false otherwise.
+     */
+    [[nodiscard]] bool is_dereferenceable() const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+        return node->is_dereferenceable;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @brief Checks whether a type refers to a sequence container or not.
      * @return True if the underlying type is a sequence container, false
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_type.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_type.cpp
index db58203ed..f7b79a4e9 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_type.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_type.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#include <vector>
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <entt/core/hashed_string.hpp>
 #include <entt/meta/factory.hpp>
@@ -162,6 +163,10 @@ TEST_F(MetaType, Traits) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(entt::resolve<decltype(&clazz_t::member)>().is_member_function_pointer());
     ASSERT_FALSE(entt::resolve<decltype(&clazz_t::value)>().is_member_function_pointer());
 
+    ASSERT_TRUE(entt::resolve<int *>().is_dereferenceable());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(entt::resolve<std::shared_ptr<int>>().is_dereferenceable());
+    ASSERT_FALSE(entt::resolve<int>().is_dereferenceable());
+
     ASSERT_TRUE(entt::resolve<std::vector<int>>().is_sequence_container());
     ASSERT_FALSE((entt::resolve<std::map<int, char>>().is_sequence_container()));