diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.js b/lib/bootstrap.js
index 94cd508a..1a08c7c0 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap.js
+++ b/lib/bootstrap.js
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ var Base = new function() { // Bootstrap scope
 		isArray = Array.isArray = Array.isArray || function(obj) {
 			return toString.call(obj) === '[object Array]';
 		},
+		isObject = function(obj) {
+			return toString.call(obj) === '[object Object]';
+		},
 		slice = proto.slice,
 		forEach = proto.forEach || function(iter, bind) {
 			for (var i = 0, l = this.length; i < l; i++)
@@ -330,6 +333,7 @@ var Base = new function() { // Bootstrap scope
 			define: define,
 			describe: describe,
 			iterator: iterator,
+			isObject: isObject,
 
 			check: function(obj) {
 				return !!(obj || obj === 0);