diff --git a/package/src/lib/Assertion.ts b/package/src/lib/Assertion.ts
index 83c1c97..f7b07a1 100644
--- a/package/src/lib/Assertion.ts
+++ b/package/src/lib/Assertion.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ export interface Constructor<T> extends Function {
   prototype: T;
 }
 
+export type DataType =
+  | "array"
+  | "bigint"
+  | "boolean"
+  | "function"
+  | "number"
+  | "object"
+  | "string"
+  | "symbol"
+  | "undefined";
+
 export interface ExecuteOptions {
   /**
    * The condition for when the assertion should pass. The negation of this
@@ -429,6 +440,43 @@ export class Assertion<T> {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Checks if the value is of a specific data type. The supported data types
+   * are the same as the `typeof` operator, plus an additional `array` which
+   * allows desabiguation between `object` (which can also be an array).
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```
+   * const arr = [1, 2, 3];
+   *
+   * expect(arr).toBeOfType("array");
+   * expect(arr[0]).toBeOfType("number");
+   * expect(arr[9]).toBeOfType("undefined");
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @param expected the expected data type
+   * @returns the assertion instance
+   */
+  public toBeOfType(expected: DataType): this {
+    const error = new AssertionError({
+      actual: typeof this.actual,
+      expected,
+      message: `Expected <${prettify(this.actual)}> to be of type <${expected}>`,
+    });
+    const invertedError = new AssertionError({
+      actual: typeof this.actual,
+      message: `Expected <${prettify(this.actual)}> NOT to be of type <${expected}>`,
+    });
+
+    return this.execute({
+      assertWhen: expected === "array"
+        ? Array.isArray(this.actual)
+        : typeof this.actual === expected,
+      error,
+      invertedError,
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Check first if the value is of some specific type, in which case returns
    * an assertion instance for that specific type. The new assertion is built
diff --git a/package/test/lib/Assertion.test.ts b/package/test/lib/Assertion.test.ts
index 886df2e..520bb4e 100644
--- a/package/test/lib/Assertion.test.ts
+++ b/package/test/lib/Assertion.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { Assertion } from "../../src/lib/Assertion";
+import { Assertion, DataType } from "../../src/lib/Assertion";
 import { StringAssertion } from "../../src/lib/StringAssertion";
 import { UnsupportedOperationError } from "../../src/lib/errors/UnsupportedOperationError";
 import { TypeFactories } from "../../src/lib/helpers/TypeFactories";
+import { prettify } from "../../src/lib/helpers/messages";
 
 import assert, { AssertionError } from "assert";
 
@@ -471,6 +472,60 @@ describe("[Unit] Assertion.test.ts", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe(".toBeOfType", () => {
+    context("when the type of the value is of the expected type", () => {
+      const variants: Array<[DataType, unknown]> = [
+        ["array", [1, 2, 3]],
+        ["bigint", BigInt(9)],
+        ["boolean", true],
+        ["function", () => undefined],
+        ["number", 10],
+        ["object", { foo: 1 }],
+        ["string", "foo"],
+        ["symbol", Symbol("id")],
+        ["undefined", undefined],
+      ];
+
+      variants.forEach(([expected, value]) => {
+        it(`[${expected}] returns the assertion instance`, () => {
+          const test = new Assertion(value);
+
+          assert.deepStrictEqual(test.toBeOfType(expected), test);
+          assert.throws(() => test.not.toBeOfType(expected), {
+            message: `Expected <${prettify(value)}> NOT to be of type <${expected}>`,
+            name: AssertionError.name,
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    context("when the type of the value is NOT of the expected type", () => {
+      const variants: Array<[DataType, unknown]> = [
+        ["array", { x: [1, 2, 3] }],
+        ["bigint", 9],
+        ["boolean", "false"],
+        ["function", { foo: () => undefined }],
+        ["number", BigInt(10)],
+        ["object", "foo"],
+        ["string", Symbol("id")],
+        ["symbol", undefined],
+        ["undefined", null],
+      ];
+
+      variants.forEach(([expected, value]) => {
+        it(`[${expected}] throws an assertion error`, () => {
+          const test = new Assertion(value);
+
+          assert.throws(() => test.toBeOfType(expected), {
+            message: `Expected <${prettify(value)}> to be of type <${expected}>`,
+            name: AssertionError.name,
+          });
+          assert.deepStrictEqual(test.not.toBeOfType(expected), test);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe(".asType", () => {
     context("when the type predicate is true", () => {
       it("returns a new instance of the assertion passed to the type factory", () => {