diff --git a/src/lib/nbt.cpp b/src/lib/nbt.cpp
index 5c09a60..5264ecf 100644
--- a/src/lib/nbt.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/nbt.cpp
@@ -867,6 +867,10 @@ namespace NBT {
             }
         }
 
+        uint8_t List::getContainedType() {
+            return this->containedType;
+        }
+
         ErrorOrVoid List::serializeWithoutHeader(std::vector<uint8_t>* rawData) {
             if (this->containedType == TagType::INVALID) {
                 return ErrorOrVoid(true, ErrorCodes::INVALID_TYPE);
diff --git a/src/lib/nbt.hpp b/src/lib/nbt.hpp
index 91cda21..5e933dc 100644
--- a/src/lib/nbt.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/nbt.hpp
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ namespace NBT {
 
                 ErrorOrVoid serializeWithoutHeader(std::vector<uint8_t>* rawData) override;
 
+                uint8_t getContainedType();
                 ErrorOr<Generic*> getElementPointer(uint64_t position);
                 ErrorOrVoid setElementPointerAt(uint64_t position, Generic* pointer);
                 ErrorOrVoid appendPointer(Generic* pointer);
diff --git a/src/test/nbt_tags.cpp b/src/test/nbt_tags.cpp
index a184602..db2f005 100644
--- a/src/test/nbt_tags.cpp
+++ b/src/test/nbt_tags.cpp
@@ -784,6 +784,7 @@ int main(){
     ASSERT(list_0.serialize(&vector).errorCode == ErrorCodes::INVALID_TYPE);
     vector.clear();
     NBT::Tag::List list_1 = NBT::Tag::List("list_1", NBT::TagType::INT8);
+    ASSERT(list_1.getContainedType() == NBT::TagType::INT8);
     ASSERT(!list_1.appendPointer(pointer_1_0).isError);
     ASSERT(!list_1.appendPointer(pointer_1_1).isError);
     ASSERT(!list_1.appendPointer(pointer_1_2).isError);
@@ -794,6 +795,7 @@ int main(){
     //TODO: Check that constructing with a vector of mixed tags
     // results in a clearly defined failure mode (issue #60)
     NBT::Tag::List list_2 = NBT::Tag::List("list_2", listDataVector);
+    ASSERT(list_2.getContainedType() == NBT::TagType::INT8);
     ASSERT(list_1.length() == 4 && list_2.length() == 4);
     ASSERT(!list_2.deleteElement(1).isError);
     ASSERT(list_2.deleteElement(3).isError && list_2.deleteElement(3).errorCode == ErrorCodes::OUT_OF_RANGE);