diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
index 00730a7c3e..ed41313738 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ getcmdtype()			String	return current command-line type
 getcmdwintype()			String	return current command-line window type
 getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
 				List	list of cmdline completion matches
+getcompltype({pat})		String	return the type of command-line
+					completion
 getcurpos([{winnr}])		List	position of the cursor
 getcursorcharpos([{winnr}])	List	character position of the cursor
 getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])	String	get the current working directory
@@ -4368,6 +4370,13 @@ getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])		*getcompletion()*
 <
 		Return type: list<string>
 
+
+getcompltype({pat})					*getcompltype()*
+		Return the type of the {pat} command-line completion.
+		Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
+
+		Return type: |String|
+
 							*getcurpos()*
 getcurpos([{winid}])
 		Get the position of the cursor.  This is like getpos('.'), but
diff --git a/runtime/doc/tags b/runtime/doc/tags
index 71a961697b..4d1e8c7f87 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/tags
+++ b/runtime/doc/tags
@@ -7975,6 +7975,7 @@ getcmdscreenpos()	builtin.txt	/*getcmdscreenpos()*
 getcmdtype()	builtin.txt	/*getcmdtype()*
 getcmdwintype()	builtin.txt	/*getcmdwintype()*
 getcompletion()	builtin.txt	/*getcompletion()*
+getcompltype()	builtin.txt	/*getcompltype()*
 getcurpos()	builtin.txt	/*getcurpos()*
 getcursorcharpos()	builtin.txt	/*getcursorcharpos()*
 getcwd()	builtin.txt	/*getcwd()*
diff --git a/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt b/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
index ffa6fcb7ae..9147d4fa2e 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
@@ -1112,6 +1112,7 @@ Command line:					*command-line-functions*
 	getcmdtype()		return the current command-line type
 	getcmdwintype()		return the current command-line window type
 	getcompletion()		list of command-line completion matches
+	getcompltype()		get the type of command-line completion
 	fullcommand()		get full command name
 	cmdcomplete_info()	get command-line completion information
 
diff --git a/src/cmdexpand.c b/src/cmdexpand.c
index 3ff6bd40ad..a4eae117cb 100644
--- a/src/cmdexpand.c
+++ b/src/cmdexpand.c
@@ -4526,6 +4526,38 @@ f_cmdcomplete_info(typval_T *argvars UNUSED, typval_T *rettv)
 	    list_append_string(li, ccline->xpc->xp_files[idx], -1);
     }
 }
+
+/*
+ * "getcompltype()" function
+ */
+    void
+f_getcompltype(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+    char_u	*pat;
+    char_u	*cmd_compl;
+    expand_T	xpc;
+    int		cmdline_len;
+
+    if (in_vim9script() && check_for_string_arg(argvars, 0) == FAIL)
+	return;
+
+    pat = tv_get_string(&argvars[0]);
+
+    ExpandInit(&xpc);
+
+    cmdline_len = (int)STRLEN(pat);
+    set_cmd_context(&xpc, pat, cmdline_len, cmdline_len, FALSE);
+    xpc.xp_pattern_len = (int)STRLEN(xpc.xp_pattern);
+    xpc.xp_col = cmdline_len;
+
+    rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
+
+    cmd_compl = cmdcomplete_type_to_str(xpc.xp_context);
+    if (cmd_compl != NULL)
+	rettv->vval.v_string = vim_strsave(cmd_compl);
+
+    ExpandCleanup(&xpc);
+}
 #endif // FEAT_EVAL
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index a31ad1341f..0496604915 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -2280,6 +2280,8 @@ static funcentry_T global_functions[] =
 			ret_string,	    f_getcmdwintype},
     {"getcompletion",	2, 3, FEARG_1,	    arg3_string_string_bool,
 			ret_list_string,    f_getcompletion},
+    {"getcompltype",	1, 1, FEARG_1,	    NULL,
+			ret_string,	    f_getcompltype},
     {"getcurpos",	0, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_number,
 			ret_list_number,    f_getcurpos},
     {"getcursorcharpos", 0, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_number,
diff --git a/src/proto/cmdexpand.pro b/src/proto/cmdexpand.pro
index 92e9dcb024..c277c133e9 100644
--- a/src/proto/cmdexpand.pro
+++ b/src/proto/cmdexpand.pro
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ int wildmenu_process_key(cmdline_info_T *cclp, int key, expand_T *xp);
 void wildmenu_cleanup(cmdline_info_T *cclp);
 void f_getcompletion(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_cmdcomplete_info(typval_T *argvars UNUSED, typval_T *rettv);
+void f_getcompltype(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 /* vim: set ft=c : */
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
index 59c25db75f..22efd45dd7 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
@@ -4354,6 +4354,7 @@ func Test_redrawtabpanel_error()
   call assert_fails(':redrawtabpanel', 'E1547:')
 endfunc
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 " Test wildcharm completion for '/' and '?' search
 func Test_search_complete()
   CheckOption incsearch
@@ -4589,4 +4590,13 @@ func Test_range_complete()
   set wildcharm=0
 endfunc
 
+func Test_getcompltype()
+  call assert_equal(getcompltype(''), 'command')
+  call assert_equal(getcompltype('dummy '), '')
+  call assert_equal(getcompltype('cd '), 'dir_in_path')
+  call assert_equal(getcompltype('let v:n'), 'var')
+  call assert_equal(getcompltype('call tag'), 'function')
+  call assert_equal(getcompltype('help '), 'help')
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab