diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 8b44148..d55eae1 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ import (
 // can be used to retrieve context-specific Args and
 // parsed command-line options.
 type Context struct {
-	App       *App
-	Command   Command
-	flagSet   *flag.FlagSet
-	globalSet *flag.FlagSet
-	setFlags  map[string]bool
+	App            *App
+	Command        Command
+	flagSet        *flag.FlagSet
+	globalSet      *flag.FlagSet
+	setFlags       map[string]bool
+	globalSetFlags map[string]bool
 }
 
 // Creates a new context. For use in when invoking an App or Command action.
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func (c *Context) GlobalGeneric(name string) interface{} {
 	return lookupGeneric(name, c.globalSet)
 }
 
-// Determines if the flag was actually set exists
+// Determines if the flag was actually set
 func (c *Context) IsSet(name string) bool {
 	if c.setFlags == nil {
 		c.setFlags = make(map[string]bool)
@@ -116,6 +117,17 @@ func (c *Context) IsSet(name string) bool {
 	return c.setFlags[name] == true
 }
 
+// Determines if the global flag was actually set
+func (c *Context) GlobalIsSet(name string) bool {
+	if c.globalSetFlags == nil {
+		c.globalSetFlags = make(map[string]bool)
+		c.globalSet.Visit(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+			c.globalSetFlags[f.Name] = true
+		})
+	}
+	return c.globalSetFlags[name] == true
+}
+
 // Returns a slice of flag names used in this context.
 func (c *Context) FlagNames() (names []string) {
 	for _, flag := range c.Command.Flags {
diff --git a/context_test.go b/context_test.go
index b2d2412..198c10b 100644
--- a/context_test.go
+++ b/context_test.go
@@ -69,9 +69,30 @@ func TestContext_IsSet(t *testing.T) {
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	set.Bool("myflag", false, "doc")
 	set.String("otherflag", "hello world", "doc")
-	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, set)
+	globalSet := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	globalSet.Bool("myflagGlobal", true, "doc")
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, globalSet)
 	set.Parse([]string{"--myflag", "bat", "baz"})
+	globalSet.Parse([]string{"--myflagGlobal", "bat", "baz"})
 	expect(t, c.IsSet("myflag"), true)
 	expect(t, c.IsSet("otherflag"), false)
 	expect(t, c.IsSet("bogusflag"), false)
+	expect(t, c.IsSet("myflagGlobal"), false)
+}
+
+func TestContext_GlobalIsSet(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.Bool("myflag", false, "doc")
+	set.String("otherflag", "hello world", "doc")
+	globalSet := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	globalSet.Bool("myflagGlobal", true, "doc")
+	globalSet.Bool("myflagGlobalUnset", true, "doc")
+	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, globalSet)
+	set.Parse([]string{"--myflag", "bat", "baz"})
+	globalSet.Parse([]string{"--myflagGlobal", "bat", "baz"})
+	expect(t, c.GlobalIsSet("myflag"), false)
+	expect(t, c.GlobalIsSet("otherflag"), false)
+	expect(t, c.GlobalIsSet("bogusflag"), false)
+	expect(t, c.GlobalIsSet("myflagGlobal"), true)
+	expect(t, c.GlobalIsSet("myflagGlobalUnset"), false)
 }