diff --git a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py
index 1f5a7942..9ae8e81d 100644
--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py
@@ -296,6 +296,26 @@ class ProfileContactList(object):
             return self._groups[group]
         return self._groups[group][name]
 
+    def isRoom(self, entity):
+        """Helper method to know if entity is a MUC room
+
+        @param entity(jid.JID): jid of the entity
+            hint: use bare jid here, as room can't be full jid with MUC
+        @return (bool): True if entity is a room
+        """
+        assert entity.resource is None  # FIXME: this may change when MIX will be handled
+        return self.isSpecial(entity, C.CONTACT_SPECIAL_GROUP)
+
+    def isSpecial(self, entity, special_type):
+        """Tell if an entity is of a specialy _type
+
+        @param entity(jid.JID): jid of the special entity
+            if the jid is full, will be added to special extras
+        @param special_type: one of special type (e.g. C.CONTACT_SPECIAL_GROUP)
+        @return (bool): True if entity is from this special type
+        """
+        return self.getCache(entity, C.CONTACT_SPECIAL) == special_type
+
     def setSpecial(self, entity, special_type):
         """Set special flag on an entity