diff --git a/safe_list.h b/safe_list.h
index 248f97a..3c8b61b 100644
--- a/safe_list.h
+++ b/safe_list.h
@@ -53,4 +53,9 @@ void safe_list_del(struct safe_list *list);
 #define SAFE_LIST_INIT(_name) { LIST_HEAD_INIT(_name.list), NULL }
 #define SAFE_LIST(_name)	struct safe_list _name = SAFE_LIST_INIT(_name)
 
+static inline bool safe_list_empty(struct safe_list *head)
+{
+	return list_empty(&head->list);
+}
+
 #endif