diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index b89fb57b..2fd20d44 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export {
 export {
   isNode,
   isEdge,
+  isGraphNode,
+  isGraphEdge,
   addEdge,
   updateEdge,
   getOutgoers,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/graph.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/graph.ts
index 5948bdb2..b397d570 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/graph.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/graph.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
   Dimensions,
   Edge,
   EdgeMarkerType,
+  Element,
   ElementData,
   Elements,
   FlowElement,
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ export const getHostForElement = (element: HTMLElement): Document => {
   else return window.document
 }
 
-type MaybeElement = Node | Edge | Connection | FlowElement
+type MaybeElement = Node | Edge | Connection | FlowElement | Element
 
 export const isEdge = <Data = ElementData>(element: MaybeElement): element is Edge<Data> =>
   element && 'id' in element && 'source' in element && 'target' in element