diff --git a/Packets/Packet.cci b/Packets/Packet.cci
index 99d2cc09480736997f1e5f39e280e8a834e4727b..001f69c4db60bb67c5765f85323ffb44e657588d 100644
--- a/Packets/Packet.cci
+++ b/Packets/Packet.cci
@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ prefix_ bool senf::Packet::boolean_test()
     return packet_ && packet_->valid();
 }
 
+prefix_ bool senf::Packet::valid()
+    const
+{
+    return *this;
+}
+
 template <class PacketType, class Parser>
 prefix_ Parser senf::operator<<(Parser target, ConcretePacket<PacketType> const & packet)
 {