diff --git a/android/filegroup.go b/android/filegroup.go
index c932ffa..d2ff97d 100644
--- a/android/filegroup.go
+++ b/android/filegroup.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 	"strings"
 
 	"android/soong/bazel"
+
+	"github.com/google/blueprint"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -28,6 +30,11 @@
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("filegroup", FileGroupFactory)
 })
 
+// IsFilegroup checks that a module is a filegroup type
+func IsFilegroup(ctx bazel.OtherModuleContext, m blueprint.Module) bool {
+	return ctx.OtherModuleType(m) == "filegroup"
+}
+
 // https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/be/general.html#filegroup
 type bazelFilegroupAttributes struct {
 	Srcs bazel.LabelListAttribute