diff --git a/modules/mono/glue/cs_files/GD.cs b/modules/mono/glue/cs_files/GD.cs
index 43de9156f27..0a5d703f274 100644
--- a/modules/mono/glue/cs_files/GD.cs
+++ b/modules/mono/glue/cs_files/GD.cs
@@ -192,10 +192,5 @@ namespace Godot
         {
             return NativeCalls.godot_icall_Godot_var2str(var);
         }
-
-        public static WeakRef WeakRef(Object obj)
-        {
-            return NativeCalls.godot_icall_Godot_weakref(Object.GetPtr(obj));
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/mono/glue/cs_files/ObjectExtensions.cs b/modules/mono/glue/cs_files/ObjectExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c9e6609f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/mono/glue/cs_files/ObjectExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Godot
+{
+    public partial class Object
+    {
+        public static bool IsInstanceValid(Object instance)
+        {
+            return instance != null && instance.NativeInstance != IntPtr.Zero;
+        }
+
+        public static WeakRef WeakRef(Object obj)
+        {
+            return NativeCalls.godot_icall_Godot_weakref(Object.GetPtr(obj));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/mono/glue/cs_files/VERSION.txt b/modules/mono/glue/cs_files/VERSION.txt
index 7f8f011eb73..45a4fb75db8 100755
--- a/modules/mono/glue/cs_files/VERSION.txt
+++ b/modules/mono/glue/cs_files/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7
+8