diff --git a/src/models/ModelBase.cpp b/src/models/ModelBase.cpp
index b79d7a81f..00a566b9b 100644
--- a/src/models/ModelBase.cpp
+++ b/src/models/ModelBase.cpp
@@ -17,5 +17,9 @@ namespace storm {
         bool ModelBase::isOfType(storm::models::ModelType const& modelType) const {
             return this->getType() == modelType;
         }
+        
+        bool ModelBase::isParametric() const { 
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/models/ModelBase.h b/src/models/ModelBase.h
index d118e1516..9fd80171a 100644
--- a/src/models/ModelBase.h
+++ b/src/models/ModelBase.h
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ namespace storm {
              */
             bool isOfType(storm::models::ModelType const& modelType) const;
             
+            /*!
+             * Checks whether the model is parametric
+             */
+            virtual bool isParametric() const;
+            
         private:
             // The type of the model.
             ModelType modelType;
diff --git a/src/models/sparse/Model.cpp b/src/models/sparse/Model.cpp
index e30965998..f0cf38e1c 100644
--- a/src/models/sparse/Model.cpp
+++ b/src/models/sparse/Model.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ namespace storm {
                 return true;
             }
             
+            template<typename ValueType, typename RewardModelType>
+            bool Model<ValueType, RewardModelType>::isParametric() const {
+                return std::is_same<ValueType, storm::RationalFunction>::value;
+            }
+            
             template<typename ValueType, typename RewardModelType>
             std::unordered_map<std::string, RewardModelType>& Model<ValueType, RewardModelType>::getRewardModels() {
                 return this->rewardModels;
@@ -319,6 +324,8 @@ namespace storm {
             std::unordered_map<std::string, RewardModelType> const& Model<ValueType, RewardModelType>::getRewardModels() const {
                 return this->rewardModels;
             }
+            
+            
 
             std::set<storm::Variable> getProbabilityParameters(Model<storm::RationalFunction> const& model) {
                 return storm::storage::getVariables(model.getTransitionMatrix());
diff --git a/src/models/sparse/Model.h b/src/models/sparse/Model.h
index 7d36ebca3..dc0378348 100644
--- a/src/models/sparse/Model.h
+++ b/src/models/sparse/Model.h
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ namespace storm {
                 
                 virtual bool isSparseModel() const override;
                 
+                virtual bool isParametric() const override;
             protected:
 
                 RewardModelType & rewardModel(std::string const& rewardModelName);