diff --git a/lib/Object/ELFObjectFile.cpp b/lib/Object/ELFObjectFile.cpp
index 0458c07..3a151d3 100644
--- a/lib/Object/ELFObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/lib/Object/ELFObjectFile.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@
   virtual error_code getSectionSize(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res) const;
   virtual error_code getSectionContents(DataRefImpl Sec, StringRef &Res) const;
   virtual error_code isSectionText(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const;
+  virtual error_code isSectionData(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const;
+  virtual error_code isSectionBSS(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const;
   virtual error_code sectionContainsSymbol(DataRefImpl Sec, DataRefImpl Symb,
                                            bool &Result) const;
 
@@ -676,6 +678,32 @@
 
 template<support::endianness target_endianness, bool is64Bits>
 error_code ELFObjectFile<target_endianness, is64Bits>
+                        ::isSectionData(DataRefImpl Sec,
+                                        bool &Result) const {
+  const Elf_Shdr *sec = reinterpret_cast<const Elf_Shdr *>(Sec.p);
+  if (sec->sh_flags & (ELF::SHF_ALLOC | ELF::SHF_WRITE)
+      && sec->sh_type == ELF::SHT_PROGBITS)
+    Result = true;
+  else
+    Result = false;
+  return object_error::success;
+}
+
+template<support::endianness target_endianness, bool is64Bits>
+error_code ELFObjectFile<target_endianness, is64Bits>
+                        ::isSectionBSS(DataRefImpl Sec,
+                                       bool &Result) const {
+  const Elf_Shdr *sec = reinterpret_cast<const Elf_Shdr *>(Sec.p);
+  if (sec->sh_flags & (ELF::SHF_ALLOC | ELF::SHF_WRITE)
+      && sec->sh_type == ELF::SHT_NOBITS)
+    Result = true;
+  else
+    Result = false;
+  return object_error::success;
+}
+
+template<support::endianness target_endianness, bool is64Bits>
+error_code ELFObjectFile<target_endianness, is64Bits>
                           ::sectionContainsSymbol(DataRefImpl Sec,
                                                   DataRefImpl Symb,
                                                   bool &Result) const {