diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java
index ea520c2b2b9..0f30e2f90e8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ public class Binary extends CFile implements IBinary {
 		return ((BinaryInfo)getElementInfo()).isSharedLib();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IBinary#isCore()
+	 */
+	public boolean isCore() {
+		return ((BinaryInfo)getElementInfo()).isCore();
+	}
+
 	public String [] getNeededSharedLibs() {
 		return ((BinaryInfo)getElementInfo()).getNeededSharedLibs();
 	}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BinaryInfo.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BinaryInfo.java
index d52a6773c7b..915bd652ded 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BinaryInfo.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BinaryInfo.java
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ class BinaryInfo extends CFileInfo {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isCore() {
+		IBinaryObject bin = getBinaryObject();
+		if (bin != null) {
+			return bin.getType() == IBinaryObject.CORE;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	public boolean hasDebug() {
 		IBinaryObject bin = getBinaryObject();
 		if (bin != null) {