diff --git a/src/lib/si.pl b/src/lib/si.pl
index bdebc956..ac28b43c 100644
--- a/src/lib/si.pl
+++ b/src/lib/si.pl
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
                atomic_si/1,
                list_si/1,
                character_si/1,
+               term_si/1,
                chars_si/1,
                dif_si/2]).
 
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ character_si(Ch) :-
    atom(Ch),
    atom_length(Ch,1).
 
+term_si(Term) :-
+   (   ground(Term) -> acyclic_term(Term)
+   ;   throw(error(instantiation_error, term_si/1))
+   ).
+
 chars_si(Chs0) :-
    '$skip_max_list'(_,_, Chs0,Chs),
    ( nonvar(Chs) -> Chs == [] ; true ), % fails for infinite lists too