diff --git a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ASoA.h b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ASoA.h
index 0fce19e0c6371..0dc29df1a69d2 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ASoA.h
+++ b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ASoA.h
@@ -2270,6 +2270,7 @@ std::tuple<typename Cs::type...> getRowData(arrow::Table* table, T rowIterator,
 
 namespace o2::soa
 {
+
 template <typename... Ts>
 struct Join : JoinBase<Ts...> {
   Join(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<arrow::Table>>&& tables, uint64_t offset = 0);
@@ -2317,6 +2318,22 @@ struct Join : JoinBase<Ts...> {
       static_assert(o2::framework::always_static_assert_v<T1>, "Wrong Preslice<> entry used: incompatible type");
     }
   }
+
+  template <typename T>
+  static constexpr bool contains()
+  {
+    if constexpr (is_type_with_originals_v<T>) {
+      return contains(typename T::originals{});
+    } else {
+      return framework::has_type_v<T, originals>;
+    }
+  }
+
+  template <typename... TTs>
+  static constexpr bool contains(framework::pack<TTs...>)
+  {
+    return (contains<TTs>() || ...);
+  }
 };
 
 template <typename... Ts>
diff --git a/Framework/Core/test/test_ASoA.cxx b/Framework/Core/test/test_ASoA.cxx
index 125fd7994cbf8..217928bff01d1 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/test/test_ASoA.cxx
+++ b/Framework/Core/test/test_ASoA.cxx
@@ -275,7 +275,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestJoinedTables)
   using TestZ = o2::soa::Table<test::Z>;
   using Test = Join<TestX, TestY>;
 
+  BOOST_CHECK(Test::contains<TestX>());
+  BOOST_CHECK(Test::contains<TestY>());
+  BOOST_CHECK(!Test::contains<TestZ>());
+
   Test tests{0, tableX, tableY};
+
+  BOOST_CHECK(tests.contains<TestX>());
+  BOOST_CHECK(tests.contains<TestY>());
+  BOOST_CHECK(!tests.contains<TestZ>());
+
   for (auto& test : tests) {
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(7, test.x() + test.y());
   }
diff --git a/Framework/Core/test/test_AnalysisDataModel.cxx b/Framework/Core/test/test_AnalysisDataModel.cxx
index 8fed7bfd85f44..da54f33339ac8 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/test/test_AnalysisDataModel.cxx
+++ b/Framework/Core/test/test_AnalysisDataModel.cxx
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ DECLARE_SOA_TABLE(ZD, "AOD", "ZD", col::Z, col::D);
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestJoinedTables)
 {
   TableBuilder XYBuilder;
-  //FIXME: using full tracks, instead of stored because of unbound dynamic
-  //       column (normalized phi)
+  // FIXME: using full tracks, instead of stored because of unbound dynamic
+  //        column (normalized phi)
   auto xyWriter = XYBuilder.cursor<XY>();
   xyWriter(0, 0, 0);
   auto tXY = XYBuilder.finalize();
@@ -60,4 +60,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(TestJoinedTables)
   auto tests2 = join(XY{tXY}, ZD{tZD});
   static_assert(std::is_same_v<Test::table_t, decltype(tests2)>,
                 "Joined tables should have the same type, regardless how we construct them");
+
+  using FullTracks = o2::soa::Join<o2::aod::Tracks, o2::aod::TracksExtra, o2::aod::TracksCov>;
+  BOOST_CHECK(FullTracks::contains<o2::aod::Tracks>());
+  BOOST_CHECK(!FullTracks::contains<o2::aod::Collisions>());
 }