diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 387c5bd91..77e2891e8 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 - Added `VK_EXT_pipeline_properties` device extension (#622)
+- Added `Handle::is_null()` to allow checking if a handle is a `NULL` value (#694)
 - Update Vulkan-Headers to 1.3.246 (#697, #723)
 - Added `VK_KHR_performance_query` device extension (#726)
 - Added `VK_EXT_shader_object` device extension (#732)
diff --git a/ash/src/vk.rs b/ash/src/vk.rs
index 02a5e9c62..c145e7f74 100644
--- a/ash/src/vk.rs
+++ b/ash/src/vk.rs
@@ -45,8 +45,21 @@ pub(crate) unsafe fn ptr_chain_iter<T>(ptr: &mut T) -> impl Iterator<Item = *mut
         Some(old)
     })
 }
-pub trait Handle {
+pub trait Handle: Sized {
     const TYPE: ObjectType;
     fn as_raw(self) -> u64;
     fn from_raw(_: u64) -> Self;
+
+    /// Returns whether the handle is a `NULL` value.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use ash::vk::{Handle, Instance};
+    /// let instance = Instance::null();
+    /// assert!(instance.is_null());
+    /// ```
+    fn is_null(self) -> bool {
+        self.as_raw() == 0
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ash/src/vk/macros.rs b/ash/src/vk/macros.rs
index e986be312..16d182d29 100644
--- a/ash/src/vk/macros.rs
+++ b/ash/src/vk/macros.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ macro_rules! define_handle {
             fn from_raw(x: u64) -> Self {
                 Self(x as _)
             }
+            fn is_null(self) -> bool {
+                self.0.is_null()
+            }
         }
         unsafe impl Send for $name {}
         unsafe impl Sync for $name {}