diff --git a/compiler/stable_mir/src/mir/mono.rs b/compiler/stable_mir/src/mir/mono.rs
index 541a8376a62ea..11b849868e009 100644
--- a/compiler/stable_mir/src/mir/mono.rs
+++ b/compiler/stable_mir/src/mir/mono.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ impl Instance {
         with(|context| context.instance_body(self.def))
     }
 
+    /// Check whether this instance has a body available.
+    ///
+    /// This call is much cheaper than `instance.body().is_some()`, since it doesn't try to build
+    /// the StableMIR body.
+    pub fn has_body(&self) -> bool {
+        with(|cx| cx.has_body(self.def.def_id()))
+    }
+
     pub fn is_foreign_item(&self) -> bool {
         with(|cx| cx.is_foreign_item(self.def.def_id()))
     }
diff --git a/tests/ui-fulldeps/stable-mir/check_instance.rs b/tests/ui-fulldeps/stable-mir/check_instance.rs
index 2b590d2eff7a2..5cb07eabf41d3 100644
--- a/tests/ui-fulldeps/stable-mir/check_instance.rs
+++ b/tests/ui-fulldeps/stable-mir/check_instance.rs
@@ -64,9 +64,12 @@ fn test_body(body: mir::Body) {
                 let RigidTy::FnDef(def, args) = ty else { unreachable!() };
                 let instance = Instance::resolve(def, &args).unwrap();
                 let mangled_name = instance.mangled_name();
-                let body = instance.body();
-                assert!(body.is_some() || (mangled_name == "setpwent"), "Failed: {func:?}");
-                assert!(body.is_some() ^ instance.is_foreign_item());
+                assert!(instance.has_body() || (mangled_name == "setpwent"), "Failed: {func:?}");
+                assert!(instance.has_body() ^ instance.is_foreign_item());
+                if instance.has_body() {
+                    let body = instance.body().unwrap();
+                    assert!(!body.locals().is_empty(), "Body must at least have a return local");
+                }
             }
             Goto { .. } | Assert { .. } | SwitchInt { .. } | Return | Drop { .. } => {
                 /* Do nothing */