diff --git a/core/os/dir_access.h b/core/os/dir_access.h
index f813e4a86..3475a9f79 100644
--- a/core/os/dir_access.h
+++ b/core/os/dir_access.h
@@ -140,12 +140,18 @@ public:
 };
 
 struct DirAccessRef {
+	DirAccess *f;
+
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool is_null() const { return f == nullptr; }
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool is_valid() const { return f != nullptr; }
+
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ operator bool() const { return f != nullptr; }
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ operator DirAccess *() { return f; }
+
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ DirAccess *operator->() {
 		return f;
 	}
 
-	operator bool() const { return f != nullptr; }
-	DirAccess *f;
 	DirAccessRef(DirAccess *fa) { f = fa; }
 	DirAccessRef(DirAccessRef &&other) {
 		f = other.f;
diff --git a/core/os/file_access.h b/core/os/file_access.h
index 39bf6d8ca..42df24c12 100644
--- a/core/os/file_access.h
+++ b/core/os/file_access.h
@@ -177,13 +177,18 @@ public:
 };
 
 struct FileAccessRef {
+	FileAccess *f;
+
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool is_null() const { return f == nullptr; }
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ bool is_valid() const { return f != nullptr; }
+
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ operator bool() const { return f != nullptr; }
+	_FORCE_INLINE_ operator FileAccess *() { return f; }
+
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ FileAccess *operator->() {
 		return f;
 	}
 
-	operator bool() const { return f != nullptr; }
-	FileAccess *f;
-	operator FileAccess *() { return f; }
 	FileAccessRef(FileAccess *fa) { f = fa; }
 	FileAccessRef(FileAccessRef &&other) {
 		f = other.f;