diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 69749b4..a58c487 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -144,6 +144,29 @@ calls_date_time_is_same_year (GDateTime *a,
 }
 
 
+gboolean
+calls_number_is_ussd (const char *number)
+{
+  /* USSD numbers start with *, #, **, ## or *# and are finished by # */
+  if (!number ||
+      (*number != '*' && *number != '#'))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  number++;
+
+  if (*number == '#')
+    number++;
+
+  while (g_ascii_isdigit (*number) || *number == '*')
+    number++;
+
+  if (g_str_equal (number, "#"))
+    return TRUE;
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+
 gboolean
 calls_find_in_store (GListModel *list,
                      gpointer    item,
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index bb34f32..1615035 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ gboolean calls_date_time_is_yesterday (GDateTime *now,
                                        GDateTime *t);
 gboolean calls_date_time_is_same_year (GDateTime *a,
                                        GDateTime *b);
+gboolean calls_number_is_ussd         (const char *number);
 
 gboolean calls_find_in_store (GListModel *list,
                               gpointer    item,