diff --git a/headers/os/locale/FormattingConventions.h b/headers/os/locale/FormattingConventions.h
index 5c2e196da4..63ab21cbc7 100644
--- a/headers/os/locale/FormattingConventions.h
+++ b/headers/os/locale/FormattingConventions.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ public:
 			const char*			LanguageCode() const;
 			const char*			CountryCode() const;
 
+			bool				AreCountrySpecific() const;
+
 			status_t			GetNativeName(BString& name) const;
 			status_t			GetName(BString& name,
 									const BLanguage* displayLanguage = NULL
diff --git a/src/kits/locale/FormattingConventions.cpp b/src/kits/locale/FormattingConventions.cpp
index 1df6952de6..f57e041a54 100644
--- a/src/kits/locale/FormattingConventions.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/locale/FormattingConventions.cpp
@@ -345,6 +345,13 @@ BFormattingConventions::CountryCode() const
 }
 
 
+bool
+BFormattingConventions::AreCountrySpecific() const
+{
+	return CountryCode() != NULL;
+}
+
+
 status_t
 BFormattingConventions::GetNativeName(BString& name) const
 {