diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Form.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Form.php
index c8acaf825fcc0..98c463b29539b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Form.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Form.php
@@ -285,6 +285,16 @@ public function getParent()
         return $this->parent;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the form has a parent.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function hasParent()
+    {
+        return null !== $this->parent;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */