diff --git a/include/seqan3/core/detail/template_inspection.hpp b/include/seqan3/core/detail/template_inspection.hpp
index 83309d7a51f..18e46ba637b 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/core/detail/template_inspection.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/core/detail/template_inspection.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 /*!\file
  * \author Hannes Hauswedell <hannes.hauswedell AT fu-berlin.de>
+ * \author Lydia Buntrock <lydia.buntrock AT fu-berlin.de>
  * \brief Provides type traits for working with templates.
  */
 
@@ -235,6 +236,36 @@ struct valid_template_spec_or<fallback_t, templ_t, spec_t...>
 template <typename fallback_t, template <typename ...> typename templ_t, typename ...spec_t>
 using valid_template_spec_or_t = typename valid_template_spec_or<fallback_t, templ_t, spec_t...>::type;
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// template_specialisation_of
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/*!\addtogroup concept
+ * \{
+ */
+
+/*!\interface seqan3::template_specialisation_of <>
+ * \brief Provides concept `seqan3::template_specialisation_of<mytype, [...]>` for checking the type specialisation of
+ *        some type with a given template, for example a specialized `type_list<float>` with the `type_list` template.
+ *
+ * \ingroup type_traits
+ *
+ * \tparam mytype           The source type.
+ * \tparam type_template    The type template you wish to compare against mytype.
+ *
+ * \see seqan3::detail::is_type_specialisation_of_v
+ *
+ * ### Example
+ *
+ * \include test/snippet/core/detail/template_inspection_usage_3.cpp
+ */
+//!\cond
+template <typename mytype, template <typename ...> typename type_template>
+SEQAN3_CONCEPT template_specialisation_of = is_type_specialisation_of_v<mytype, type_template>;
+
+//!\endcond
+//!\}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // strip_type_identity
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/test/snippet/core/detail/template_inspection_usage_3.cpp b/test/snippet/core/detail/template_inspection_usage_3.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..22e465c4e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/snippet/core/detail/template_inspection_usage_3.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <seqan3/core/detail/template_inspection.hpp>
+
+int main()
+{
+    using my_type = std::vector<int>;
+
+    if constexpr (seqan3::detail::template_specialisation_of<my_type, std::vector>) // std::vector has no <> !
+    {
+        // ...
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/core/detail/template_inspection_test.cpp b/test/unit/core/detail/template_inspection_test.cpp
index d138fd3e821..c45712bf004 100644
--- a/test/unit/core/detail/template_inspection_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/core/detail/template_inspection_test.cpp
@@ -190,3 +190,9 @@ TEST(template_inspect, is_type_specialisation_of_with_ill_formed_non_type_templa
 {
     EXPECT_FALSE((seqan3::detail::is_value_specialisation_of_v<vargs_foo<5>, constraint_vbar>));
 }
+
+TEST(template_inspect, template_specialisation_of)
+{
+    EXPECT_TRUE((seqan3::detail::template_specialisation_of<seqan3::type_list<float>, seqan3::type_list>));
+    EXPECT_FALSE((seqan3::detail::template_specialisation_of<seqan3::type_list<int>, std::tuple>));
+}