diff --git a/llvm/mc/__init__.py b/llvm/mc/__init__.py
index b177827..3546055 100644
--- a/llvm/mc/__init__.py
+++ b/llvm/mc/__init__.py
@@ -105,6 +105,26 @@ class Instr(object):
     def opcode(self):
         return self.mcinst.getOpcode()
 
+    def is_branch(self):
+        return self.tm.instr_analysis.isBranch(self.mcinst)
+
+    def is_cond_branch(self):
+        return self.tm.instr_analysis.isConditionalBranch(self.mcinst)
+
+    def is_uncond_branch(self):
+        return self.tm.instr_analysis.isUnconditionalBranch(self.mcinst)
+
+    def is_indirect_branch(self):
+        return self.tm.instr_analysis.isIndirectBranch(self.mcinst)
+
+    def is_call(self):
+        return self.tm.instr_analysis.isCall(self.mcinst)
+
+    def is_return(self):
+        return self.tm.instr_analysis.isReturn(self.mcinst)
+
+    def is_terminator(self):
+        return self.tm.instr_analysis.isTerminator(self.mcinst)
 
 class BadInstr(Instr):
     pass
diff --git a/llvmpy/src/MC/__init__.py b/llvmpy/src/MC/__init__.py
index 7536363..a4b26db 100644
--- a/llvmpy/src/MC/__init__.py
+++ b/llvmpy/src/MC/__init__.py
@@ -105,6 +105,18 @@ class TargetInstrInfo:
 class MCInstrAnalysis:
     _include_ = "llvm/MC/MCInstrAnalysis.h"
 
+
+    def _take_mcinst_ret_bool():
+        return Method(cast(Bool, bool), const(ref(MCInst)))
+
+    isBranch = _take_mcinst_ret_bool()
+    isConditionalBranch = _take_mcinst_ret_bool()
+    isUnconditionalBranch = _take_mcinst_ret_bool()
+    isIndirectBranch = _take_mcinst_ret_bool()
+    isCall = _take_mcinst_ret_bool()
+    isReturn = _take_mcinst_ret_bool()
+    isTerminator = _take_mcinst_ret_bool()
+
 @MCInstPrinter
 class MCInstPrinter:
     _include_ = "llvm/MC/MCInstPrinter.h"
diff --git a/test/example-disassemble.py b/test/example-disassemble.py
index bb9d47b..2b57d65 100644
--- a/test/example-disassemble.py
+++ b/test/example-disassemble.py
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ if llvm.version >= (3, 4):
     llvm.target.initialize_all()
 
     def print_instructions(dasm, bs):
+        branch_properties = [
+            'is_branch',
+            'is_cond_branch',
+            'is_uncond_branch',
+            'is_indirect_branch',
+            'is_call',
+            'is_return',
+            'is_terminator'
+        ]
+
         print("print instructions")
         for (addr, data, inst) in dasm.decode(bs, 0x4000):
 
@@ -25,6 +35,9 @@ if llvm.version >= (3, 4):
                 for line in str(inst).split("\n"):
                     print("\t\t%-24s %s" % ("".join(map(lambda b: "%02x" % b, data))+":", line.strip()))
 
+                for bp in branch_properties:
+                    print("\t\t%-22s%r" % (bp+":", getattr(inst, bp)() ))
+
 
     x86 = TargetMachine.x86()
     print("x86: LE=%s" % x86.is_little_endian())