diff --git a/python/core/qgsfield.sip b/python/core/qgsfield.sip
index 81409257bd9..9a53f0e3634 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsfield.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsfield.sip
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ class QgsField
      */
     QString comment() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns if this field is numeric. Any integer or floating point type
+     * will return true for this.
+     *
+     * @note added in QGIS 2.18
+     */
+    bool isNumeric() const;
+
     /**
      * Set the field name.
      * @param name Name of the field
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 592c54196c3..5a641d53ac2 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ SET(QGIS_CORE_MOC_HDRS
   qgsdbfilterproxymodel.h
   qgseditformconfig.h
   qgsfeedback.h
+  qgsfield.h
   qgsgeometryvalidator.h
   qgsgml.h
   qgsgmlschema.h
@@ -644,7 +645,6 @@ SET(QGIS_CORE_HDRS
   qgsfeatureiterator.h
   qgsfeaturerequest.h
   qgsfeaturestore.h
-  qgsfield.h
   qgsfield_p.h
   qgsfontutils.h
   qgsgeometrycache.h
diff --git a/src/core/qgsfield.cpp b/src/core/qgsfield.cpp
index 957faeee5ea..368880a4725 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsfield.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsfield.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ QString QgsField::comment() const
   return d->comment;
 }
 
+bool QgsField::isNumeric() const
+{
+  return d->type == QVariant::Double || d->type == QVariant::Int || d->type == QVariant::UInt || d->type == QVariant::LongLong || d->type == QVariant::ULongLong;
+}
+
 /***************************************************************************
  * This class is considered CRITICAL and any change MUST be accompanied with
  * full unit tests in testqgsfield.cpp.
diff --git a/src/core/qgsfield.h b/src/core/qgsfield.h
index 60f1f1154c3..618901076b0 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsfield.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsfield.h
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ class QgsFieldsPrivate;
 
 class CORE_EXPORT QgsField
 {
+    Q_GADGET
+
+    Q_PROPERTY( bool isNumeric READ isNumeric )
+    Q_PROPERTY( int length READ length )
+    Q_PROPERTY( int precision READ precision )
+    Q_PROPERTY( QString comment READ comment )
+    Q_PROPERTY( QString name READ name )
+
   public:
     /** Constructor. Constructs a new QgsField object.
      * @param name Field name
@@ -107,6 +115,14 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsField
      */
     QString comment() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns if this field is numeric. Any integer or floating point type
+     * will return true for this.
+     *
+     * @note added in QGIS 2.18
+     */
+    bool isNumeric() const;
+
     /**
      * Set the field name.
      * @param name Name of the field
diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgsfield.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgsfield.cpp
index 1a7b53f7997..9f4919d60d0 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/testqgsfield.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/testqgsfield.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class TestQgsField: public QObject
     void copy();// test cpy destruction (double delete)
     void assignment();
     void gettersSetters(); //test getters and setters
+    void isNumeric(); //test isNumeric
     void equality(); //test equality operators
     void asVariant(); //test conversion to and from a QVariant
     void displayString();
@@ -117,6 +118,29 @@ void TestQgsField::gettersSetters()
   QCOMPARE( field.comment(), QString( "comment" ) );
 }
 
+void TestQgsField::isNumeric()
+{
+  QgsField field;
+  field.setType( QVariant::Int );
+  QVERIFY( field.isNumeric() );
+  field.setType( QVariant::UInt );
+  QVERIFY( field.isNumeric() );
+  field.setType( QVariant::Double );
+  QVERIFY( field.isNumeric() );
+  field.setType( QVariant::LongLong );
+  QVERIFY( field.isNumeric() );
+  field.setType( QVariant::ULongLong );
+  QVERIFY( field.isNumeric() );
+  field.setType( QVariant::String );
+  QVERIFY( !field.isNumeric() );
+  field.setType( QVariant::DateTime );
+  QVERIFY( !field.isNumeric() );
+  field.setType( QVariant::Bool );
+  QVERIFY( !field.isNumeric() );
+  field.setType( QVariant::Invalid );
+  QVERIFY( !field.isNumeric() );
+}
+
 void TestQgsField::equality()
 {
   QgsField field1;