diff --git a/collects/scheme/class.ss b/collects/scheme/class.ss
index 81915d0195..3375685b7a 100644
--- a/collects/scheme/class.ss
+++ b/collects/scheme/class.ss
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
   ;;  which provides extra (private) functionality to contract.ss.
   (require "private/class-internal.ss")
   
-  (provide-public-names))
-
+  (provide-public-names)
+  (provide generic?))
diff --git a/collects/scheme/private/class-internal.ss b/collects/scheme/private/class-internal.ss
index debc069284..c6abc7248f 100644
--- a/collects/scheme/private/class-internal.ss
+++ b/collects/scheme/private/class-internal.ss
@@ -24,45 +24,45 @@
   (provide provide-public-names 
            ;; needed for Typed Scheme
            (protect-out do-make-object find-method/who))
-  (define-syntax (provide-public-names stx)
-    #'(provide class class* class/derived
-               define-serializable-class define-serializable-class*
-               class?
-               mixin
-               interface interface?
-               object% object? externalizable<%>
-               object=?
-               new make-object instantiate
-               send send/apply send* class-field-accessor class-field-mutator with-method
-               get-field field-bound? field-names
-               private* public*  pubment*
-               override* overment*
-               augride* augment*
-               public-final* override-final* augment-final*
-               define/private define/public define/pubment
-               define/override define/overment
-               define/augride define/augment
-               define/public-final define/override-final define/augment-final
-               define-local-member-name define-member-name 
-               member-name-key generate-member-key 
-               member-name-key? member-name-key=? member-name-key-hash-code
-               generic make-generic send-generic
-               is-a? subclass? implementation? interface-extension?
-               object-interface object-info object->vector
-               object-method-arity-includes?
-               method-in-interface? interface->method-names class->interface class-info
-               (struct-out exn:fail:object)
-               make-primitive-class
-               
-               ;; "keywords":
-               private public override augment
-               pubment overment augride
-               public-final override-final augment-final
-               field init init-field init-rest
-               rename-super rename-inner inherit inherit/super inherit/inner inherit-field
-               this super inner
-               super-make-object super-instantiate super-new
-               inspect))
+  (define-syntax-rule (provide-public-names)
+    (provide class class* class/derived
+             define-serializable-class define-serializable-class*
+             class?
+             mixin
+             interface interface?
+             object% object? externalizable<%>
+             object=?
+             new make-object instantiate
+             send send/apply send* class-field-accessor class-field-mutator with-method
+             get-field field-bound? field-names
+             private* public*  pubment*
+             override* overment*
+             augride* augment*
+             public-final* override-final* augment-final*
+             define/private define/public define/pubment
+             define/override define/overment
+             define/augride define/augment
+             define/public-final define/override-final define/augment-final
+             define-local-member-name define-member-name 
+             member-name-key generate-member-key 
+             member-name-key? member-name-key=? member-name-key-hash-code
+             generic make-generic send-generic
+             is-a? subclass? implementation? interface-extension?
+             object-interface object-info object->vector
+             object-method-arity-includes?
+             method-in-interface? interface->method-names class->interface class-info
+             (struct-out exn:fail:object)
+             make-primitive-class
+
+             ;; "keywords":
+             private public override augment
+             pubment overment augride
+             public-final override-final augment-final
+             field init init-field init-rest
+             rename-super rename-inner inherit inherit/super inherit/inner inherit-field
+             this super inner
+             super-make-object super-instantiate super-new
+             inspect))
     
   
   ;;--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3678,7 +3678,7 @@
 	   define/public-final define/override-final define/augment-final
 	   define-local-member-name define-member-name 
            member-name-key generate-member-key member-name-key? member-name-key=? member-name-key-hash-code
-	   (rename-out [generic/form generic]) (rename-out [make-generic/proc make-generic]) send-generic
+	   (rename-out [generic/form generic]) (rename-out [make-generic/proc make-generic]) send-generic generic?
 	   is-a? subclass? implementation? interface-extension?
 	   object-interface object-info object->vector
            object-method-arity-includes?
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/reference/class.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/reference/class.scrbl
index 75b716f5c6..686decf57a 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/reference/class.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/reference/class.scrbl
@@ -1136,6 +1136,13 @@ If @scheme[obj-expr] does not produce a object, or if
 not an instance of the class or interface encapsulated by the result
 of @scheme[generic-expr], the @exnraise[exn:fail:object].}
 
+@defproc[(make-generic [type (or/c class? interface?)]
+                       [method-name symbol?])
+         generic?]{
+
+Like the @scheme[generic] form, but as a procedure that accepts a
+symbolic method name.}
+
 @; ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 @section[#:tag "mixins"]{Mixins}
@@ -1544,6 +1551,11 @@ Returns @scheme[#t] if @scheme[v] is a class, @scheme[#f] otherwise.}
 Returns @scheme[#t] if @scheme[v] is an interface, @scheme[#f] otherwise.}
 
 
+@defproc[(generic? [v any/c]) boolean?]{
+
+Returns @scheme[#t] if @scheme[v] is a @tech{generic}, @scheme[#f] otherwise.}
+
+
 @defproc[(object=? [a object?][b object?]) eq?]{
 
 Determines if two objects are the same object, or not; this procedure uses