diff --git a/src/include/wren.h b/src/include/wren.h
index 7b3b0cc3..74aed11c 100644
--- a/src/include/wren.h
+++ b/src/include/wren.h
@@ -162,12 +162,30 @@ typedef struct
   int heapGrowthPercent;
 } WrenConfiguration;
 
-typedef enum {
+typedef enum
+{
   WREN_RESULT_SUCCESS,
   WREN_RESULT_COMPILE_ERROR,
   WREN_RESULT_RUNTIME_ERROR
 } WrenInterpretResult;
 
+// The type of an object stored in a slot.
+//
+// This is not necessarily the object's *class*, but instead its low level
+// representation type.
+typedef enum
+{
+  WREN_TYPE_BOOL,
+  WREN_TYPE_NUM,
+  WREN_TYPE_FOREIGN,
+  WREN_TYPE_LIST,
+  WREN_TYPE_NULL,
+  WREN_TYPE_STRING,
+  
+  // The object is of a type that isn't accessible by the C API.
+  WREN_TYPE_UNKNOWN
+} WrenType;
+
 // Initializes [configuration] with all of its default values.
 //
 // Call this before setting the particular fields you care about.
@@ -263,6 +281,9 @@ int wrenGetSlotCount(WrenVM* vm);
 // It is an error to call this from a finalizer.
 void wrenEnsureSlots(WrenVM* vm, int numSlots);
 
+// Gets the type of the object in [slot].
+WrenType wrenGetSlotType(WrenVM* vm, int slot);
+
 // Reads a boolean value from [slot].
 //
 // It is an error to call this if the slot does not contain a boolean value.
diff --git a/src/vm/wren_vm.c b/src/vm/wren_vm.c
index 3f65a34d..4440970d 100644
--- a/src/vm/wren_vm.c
+++ b/src/vm/wren_vm.c
@@ -1512,6 +1512,20 @@ static void validateApiSlot(WrenVM* vm, int slot)
   ASSERT(slot < wrenGetSlotCount(vm), "Not that many slots.");
 }
 
+// Gets the type of the object in [slot].
+WrenType wrenGetSlotType(WrenVM* vm, int slot)
+{
+  validateApiSlot(vm, slot);
+  if (IS_BOOL(vm->apiStack[slot])) return WREN_TYPE_BOOL;
+  if (IS_NUM(vm->apiStack[slot])) return WREN_TYPE_NUM;
+  if (IS_FOREIGN(vm->apiStack[slot])) return WREN_TYPE_FOREIGN;
+  if (IS_LIST(vm->apiStack[slot])) return WREN_TYPE_LIST;
+  if (IS_NULL(vm->apiStack[slot])) return WREN_TYPE_NULL;
+  if (IS_STRING(vm->apiStack[slot])) return WREN_TYPE_STRING;
+  
+  return WREN_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
 bool wrenGetSlotBool(WrenVM* vm, int slot)
 {
   validateApiSlot(vm, slot);
diff --git a/test/api/main.c b/test/api/main.c
index 7ec7f797..1a4b94ef 100644
--- a/test/api/main.c
+++ b/test/api/main.c
@@ -63,7 +63,15 @@ static WrenForeignClassMethods bindForeignClass(
   if (strcmp(module, "main") != 0) return methods;
 
   foreignClassBindClass(className, &methods);
-
+  if (methods.allocate != NULL) return methods;
+  
+  slotsBindClass(className, &methods);
+  if (methods.allocate != NULL) return methods;
+  
+  
+  fprintf(stderr,
+          "Unknown foreign class '%s' for test '%s'\n", className, testName);
+  exit(1);
   return methods;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/api/slots.c b/test/api/slots.c
index 9e995b9b..16dd9c18 100644
--- a/test/api/slots.c
+++ b/test/api/slots.c
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ static void setSlots(WrenVM* vm)
   }
 }
 
+static void slotTypes(WrenVM* vm)
+{
+  bool result =
+      wrenGetSlotType(vm, 1) == WREN_TYPE_BOOL &&
+      wrenGetSlotType(vm, 2) == WREN_TYPE_FOREIGN &&
+      wrenGetSlotType(vm, 3) == WREN_TYPE_LIST &&
+      wrenGetSlotType(vm, 4) == WREN_TYPE_NULL &&
+      wrenGetSlotType(vm, 5) == WREN_TYPE_NUM &&
+      wrenGetSlotType(vm, 6) == WREN_TYPE_STRING &&
+      wrenGetSlotType(vm, 7) == WREN_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+  
+  wrenSetSlotBool(vm, 0, result);
+}
+
 static void ensure(WrenVM* vm)
 {
   int before = wrenGetSlotCount(vm);
@@ -134,13 +148,24 @@ static void ensureOutsideForeign(WrenVM* vm)
   wrenSetSlotString(vm, 0, result);
 }
 
+static void foreignClassAllocate(WrenVM* vm)
+{
+  wrenSetSlotNewForeign(vm, 0, 0, 4);
+}
+
 WrenForeignMethodFn slotsBindMethod(const char* signature)
 {
   if (strcmp(signature, "static Slots.noSet") == 0) return noSet;
   if (strcmp(signature, "static Slots.getSlots(_,_,_,_,_)") == 0) return getSlots;
   if (strcmp(signature, "static Slots.setSlots(_,_,_,_)") == 0) return setSlots;
+  if (strcmp(signature, "static Slots.slotTypes(_,_,_,_,_,_,_)") == 0) return slotTypes;
   if (strcmp(signature, "static Slots.ensure()") == 0) return ensure;
   if (strcmp(signature, "static Slots.ensureOutsideForeign()") == 0) return ensureOutsideForeign;
 
   return NULL;
 }
+
+void slotsBindClass(const char* className, WrenForeignClassMethods* methods)
+{
+  methods->allocate = foreignClassAllocate;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/api/slots.h b/test/api/slots.h
index cf4392fa..e6b534fc 100644
--- a/test/api/slots.h
+++ b/test/api/slots.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #include "wren.h"
 
 WrenForeignMethodFn slotsBindMethod(const char* signature);
+void slotsBindClass(const char* className, WrenForeignClassMethods* methods);
diff --git a/test/api/slots.wren b/test/api/slots.wren
index cf63988f..1159ef3a 100644
--- a/test/api/slots.wren
+++ b/test/api/slots.wren
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ class Slots {
   foreign static noSet
   foreign static getSlots(bool, num, string, bytes, value)
   foreign static setSlots(a, b, c, d)
+  foreign static slotTypes(bool, foreignObj, list, nullObj, num, string, unknown)
   foreign static ensure()
   foreign static ensureOutsideForeign()
 }
 
+foreign class ForeignType {
+  construct new() {}
+}
+
 // If nothing is set in the return slot, it retains its previous value, the
 // receiver.
 System.print(Slots.noSet == Slots) // expect: true
@@ -17,6 +22,9 @@ System.print(Slots.getSlots(true, "by\0te", 12.34, "str", value) == value)
 System.print(Slots.setSlots(value, 0, 0, 0) == value)
 // expect: true
 
+System.print(Slots.slotTypes(false, ForeignType.new(), [], null, 1.2, "str", 1..2))
+// expect: true
+
 System.print(Slots.ensure())
 // expect: 1 -> 20 (190)