diff --git a/gptr/gptr.go b/gptr/gptr.go
index 0d20545..2de44e5 100644
--- a/gptr/gptr.go
+++ b/gptr/gptr.go
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ func IsNotNil[T any](p *T) bool {
 	return p != nil
 }
 
+// IsNilOrZero returns whether the given pointer p is nil or the value it points to is zero.
+func IsNilOrZero[T comparable](p *T) bool {
+	return p == nil || gvalue.IsZero(*p)
+}
+
 // Clone returns a shallow copy of the slice.
 // If the given pointer is nil, nil is returned.
 //
diff --git a/gptr/gptr_test.go b/gptr/gptr_test.go
index 6199d9d..f26fc9b 100644
--- a/gptr/gptr_test.go
+++ b/gptr/gptr_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ func TestIsNil(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, IsNil[int](nil))
 }
 
+func TestIsNilOrZero(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.False(t, IsNilOrZero(Of(1)))
+	assert.False(t, IsNilOrZero(Of("Alice")))
+	assert.True(t, IsNilOrZero(Of(0)))
+	assert.True(t, IsNilOrZero(Of("")))
+	assert.True(t, IsNilOrZero[int](nil))
+}
+
 func TestEqual(t *testing.T) {
 	ptr := Of(1)
 	assert.True(t, Equal(ptr, ptr))