diff --git a/pkg/reconcile/reconcile.go b/pkg/reconcile/reconcile.go
index 50dea3615b..c6f7f64a65 100644
--- a/pkg/reconcile/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/reconcile/reconcile.go
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ type Result struct {
 	RequeueAfter time.Duration
 }
 
+// IsZero returns true if this result is empty.
+func (r *Result) IsZero() bool {
+	if r == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return *r == Result{}
+}
+
 // Request contains the information necessary to reconcile a Kubernetes object.  This includes the
 // information to uniquely identify the object - its Name and Namespace.  It does NOT contain information about
 // any specific Event or the object contents itself.
diff --git a/pkg/reconcile/reconcile_test.go b/pkg/reconcile/reconcile_test.go
index 120f2789f4..88b4af7475 100644
--- a/pkg/reconcile/reconcile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconcile/reconcile_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package reconcile_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -26,6 +27,27 @@ import (
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("reconcile", func() {
+	Describe("Result", func() {
+		It("IsZero should return true if empty", func() {
+			var res *reconcile.Result
+			Expect(res.IsZero()).To(BeTrue())
+			res2 := &reconcile.Result{}
+			Expect(res2.IsZero()).To(BeTrue())
+			res3 := reconcile.Result{}
+			Expect(res3.IsZero()).To(BeTrue())
+		})
+
+		It("IsZero should return false if Requeue is set to true", func() {
+			res := reconcile.Result{Requeue: true}
+			Expect(res.IsZero()).To(BeFalse())
+		})
+
+		It("IsZero should return false if RequeueAfter is set to true", func() {
+			res := reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: 1 * time.Second}
+			Expect(res.IsZero()).To(BeFalse())
+		})
+	})
+
 	Describe("Func", func() {
 		It("should call the function with the request and return a nil error.", func() {
 			request := reconcile.Request{