diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 946efff04b5..a7831f8c61e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## [next]
 
+- feat(): Add has method to classRegistry to allow to check if a class exists. (fixes #10001)
+
 ## [6.1.0]
 
 - fix(): Avoid errors on restoring custom properties that pass the lazy detection of shadow,gradient,pattern and clipPath. [#10001](https://github.com/fabricjs/fabric.js/issues/10001)
diff --git a/src/ClassRegistry.spec.ts b/src/ClassRegistry.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..253040e8281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ClassRegistry.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { ClassRegistry } from './ClassRegistry';
+
+describe('ClassRegistry', () => {
+  let classRegistry: ClassRegistry;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    classRegistry = new ClassRegistry();
+  });
+  it('will error if a class is request that is not registered', () => {
+    expect(() => classRegistry.getClass('any')).toThrow(
+      'No class registered for any'
+    );
+  });
+  it('will return a class previously registered', () => {
+    classRegistry.setClass(Set, 'any');
+    expect(classRegistry.getClass('any')).toBe(Set);
+  });
+  it('will check if a class was previously registered', () => {
+    expect(classRegistry.has('any')).toBe(false);
+    classRegistry.setClass(Set, 'any');
+    expect(classRegistry.has('any')).toBe(true);
+  });
+  it('not specified will register the class using the type static prop', () => {
+    class Set2 extends Set {
+      static type = 'SETABC';
+    }
+    classRegistry.setClass(Set2);
+    expect(classRegistry.has('SETABC')).toBe(true);
+    expect(classRegistry.getClass('SETABC')).toBe(Set2);
+    expect(classRegistry.getClass('setabc')).toBe(Set2);
+  });
+  it('has a method for SVG parsing classes', () => {
+    class Set2 extends Set {
+      static type = 'SETABC';
+    }
+    classRegistry.setSVGClass(Set2);
+    expect(classRegistry.getSVGClass('SETABC')).toBe(undefined);
+    expect(classRegistry.getSVGClass('setabc')).toBe(Set2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/ClassRegistry.ts b/src/ClassRegistry.ts
index 8b673c40686..fb2611c8b89 100644
--- a/src/ClassRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/ClassRegistry.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ export class ClassRegistry {
     this[SVG] = new Map();
   }
 
+  has(classType: string): boolean {
+    return this[JSON].has(classType);
+  }
+
   getClass<T>(classType: string): T {
     const constructor = this[JSON].get(classType);
     if (!constructor) {
diff --git a/src/util/misc/objectEnlive.spec.ts b/src/util/misc/objectEnlive.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b37ab91c301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/misc/objectEnlive.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { enlivenObjects } from './objectEnlive';
+import { Rect, type RectProps } from '../../shapes/Rect';
+import { Shadow } from '../../Shadow';
+import { classRegistry } from '../../ClassRegistry';
+
+const mockedRectWithCustomProperty = {
+  type: 'rect',
+  width: 100,
+  // will become a shadow
+  shadow: {
+    type: 'shadow',
+    blur: 5,
+  },
+  // will become a rect
+  custom1: {
+    type: 'rect',
+    width: 50,
+  },
+  custom2: {
+    type: 'nothing',
+    value: 3,
+  },
+  // will become a set
+  custom3: {
+    type: 'registered',
+  },
+};
+
+describe('enlivenObjects', () => {
+  it('will enlive correctly', async () => {
+    const [rect] = await enlivenObjects<Rect<RectProps>>([
+      mockedRectWithCustomProperty,
+    ]);
+    expect(rect).toBeInstanceOf(Rect);
+    expect(rect.shadow).toBeInstanceOf(Shadow);
+    expect(rect.custom1).toBeInstanceOf(Rect);
+    expect(rect.custom2).toEqual({
+      type: 'nothing',
+      value: 3,
+    });
+    expect(rect.custom3).toEqual({
+      type: 'registered',
+    });
+  });
+  it('will enlive correctly newly registered props', async () => {
+    class Test {
+      declare opts: any;
+      constructor(opts: any) {
+        this.opts = opts;
+      }
+      static async fromObject(opts: any) {
+        return new this(opts);
+      }
+    }
+    classRegistry.setClass(Test, 'registered');
+    const [rect] = await enlivenObjects<Rect<RectProps>>([
+      mockedRectWithCustomProperty,
+    ]);
+    expect(rect).toBeInstanceOf(Rect);
+    expect(rect.shadow).toBeInstanceOf(Shadow);
+    expect(rect.custom1).toBeInstanceOf(Rect);
+    expect(rect.custom2).toEqual({
+      type: 'nothing',
+      value: 3,
+    });
+    expect(rect.custom3).toBeInstanceOf(Test);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/util/misc/objectEnlive.ts b/src/util/misc/objectEnlive.ts
index 479fe5aa7e9..68723a30bd4 100644
--- a/src/util/misc/objectEnlive.ts
+++ b/src/util/misc/objectEnlive.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export const enlivenObjectEnlivables = <
        * If we have a type and there is a classe registered for it, we enlive it.
        * If there is no class registered for it we return the value as is
        * */
-      if (value.type && classRegistry.getClass(value.type)) {
+      if (value.type && classRegistry.has(value.type)) {
         return enlivenObjects<FabricObject | Shadow | TFiller>([value], {
           signal,
         }).then(([enlived]) => {