diff --git a/src/array_string.rs b/src/array_string.rs
index 2c5f422..ee1b0aa 100644
--- a/src/array_string.rs
+++ b/src/array_string.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ impl<A: Array<Item=u8>> ArrayString<A> {
     #[inline]
     pub fn capacity(&self) -> usize { A::capacity() }
 
+    /// Return if the `ArrayString` is completely filled.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use arrayvec::ArrayString;
+    ///
+    /// let mut string = ArrayString::<[_; 1]>::new();
+    /// assert!(!string.is_full());
+    /// string.push_str("A");
+    /// assert!(string.is_full());
+    /// ```
+    pub fn is_full(&self) -> bool { self.len() == self.capacity() }
+
     /// Adds the given char to the end of the string.
     ///
     /// Returns `Ok` if the push succeeds.
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3c9305f..f651811 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,18 @@ impl<A: Array> ArrayVec<A> {
     #[inline]
     pub fn capacity(&self) -> usize { A::capacity() }
 
+    /// Return if the `ArrayVec` is completely filled.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use arrayvec::ArrayVec;
+    ///
+    /// let mut array = ArrayVec::<[_; 1]>::new();
+    /// assert!(!array.is_full());
+    /// array.push(1);
+    /// assert!(array.is_full());
+    /// ```
+    pub fn is_full(&self) -> bool { self.len() == self.capacity() }
+
     /// Push `element` to the end of the vector.
     ///
     /// Return `None` if the push succeeds, or and return `Some(` *element* `)`