diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index b05471f0c3e..69cff23cba8 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -4006,6 +4006,12 @@ Otherwise, return nil."
       (setq object (indirect-function object)))
   (and (subrp object) (eq (cdr (subr-arity object)) 'unevalled)))
 
+(defun plistp (object)
+  "Non-nil if and only if OBJECT is a valid plist."
+  (and (listp object)
+       (proper-list-p object)
+       (zerop (mod (length object) 2))))
+
 (defun macrop (object)
   "Non-nil if and only if OBJECT is a macro."
   (let ((def (indirect-function object)))
diff --git a/test/lisp/subr-tests.el b/test/lisp/subr-tests.el
index 45dd2d71603..ced2bc5c4e5 100644
--- a/test/lisp/subr-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/subr-tests.el
@@ -1081,5 +1081,14 @@ final or penultimate step during initialization."))
   (dolist (c (list ?a ?b ?α ?β))
     (should-not (char-uppercase-p c))))
 
+(ert-deftest test-plistp ()
+  (should (plistp nil))
+  (should-not (plistp 1))
+  (should (plistp '(1 2)))
+  (should-not (plistp '(1 . 2)))
+  (should (plistp '(1 2 3 4)))
+  (should-not (plistp '(1 2 3)))
+  (should-not (plistp '(1 2 3 . 4))))
+
 (provide 'subr-tests)
 ;;; subr-tests.el ends here