diff --git a/src/Intervals.jl b/src/Intervals.jl
index 0c606436..0a66b81a 100644
--- a/src/Intervals.jl
+++ b/src/Intervals.jl
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ using Dates: AbstractDateTime, value, coarserperiod
 
 import Base: ⊆, ⊇, ⊈, ⊉, union, union!, merge
 
+# Extend `Base.isdisjoint` when it exists
+# https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/34427
+if VERSION >= v"1.5.0-DEV.124"
+    import Base: isdisjoint
+end
+
 abstract type Bound end
 abstract type Bounded <: Bound end
 struct Closed <: Bounded end
@@ -57,6 +63,7 @@ export Bound,
        union!,
        less_than_disjoint,
        greater_than_disjoint,
+       isdisjoint,
        superset,
        .., ≪, ≫, ⊆, ⊇, ⊈, ⊉
 end
diff --git a/src/interval.jl b/src/interval.jl
index 198d0847..eba28e68 100644
--- a/src/interval.jl
+++ b/src/interval.jl
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ function Base.issubset(a::AbstractInterval, b::AbstractInterval)
     return LeftEndpoint(a) ≥ LeftEndpoint(b) && RightEndpoint(a) ≤ RightEndpoint(b)
 end
 
+function isdisjoint(a::AbstractInterval, b::AbstractInterval)
+    return RightEndpoint(a) < LeftEndpoint(b) || LeftEndpoint(a) > RightEndpoint(b)
+end
+
 Base.:⊈(a::AbstractInterval, b::AbstractInterval) = !issubset(a, b)
 Base.:⊉(a::AbstractInterval, b::AbstractInterval) = !issubset(b, a)
 
diff --git a/test/comparisons.jl b/test/comparisons.jl
index a2f1b93d..3b25de32 100644
--- a/test/comparisons.jl
+++ b/test/comparisons.jl
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ end
             @test !issubset(earlier, later)
             @test !issubset(later, earlier)
 
+            @test isdisjoint(earlier, later)
+            @test isdisjoint(later, earlier)
+
             @test intersect(earlier, later) == expected_overlap
             @test_throws ArgumentError merge(earlier, later)
             @test union([earlier, later]) == [earlier, later]
@@ -125,6 +128,9 @@ end
             @test !issubset(earlier, later)
             @test !issubset(later, earlier)
 
+            @test isdisjoint(earlier, later)
+            @test isdisjoint(later, earlier)
+
             @test intersect(earlier, later) == expected_overlap
             @test_throws ArgumentError merge(earlier, later)
             @test union([earlier, later]) == [earlier, later]
@@ -180,6 +186,9 @@ end
             @test !issubset(earlier, later)
             @test !issubset(later, earlier)
 
+            @test isdisjoint(earlier, later)
+            @test isdisjoint(later, earlier)
+
             @test intersect(earlier, later) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(earlier, later) == expected_superset
             @test union([earlier, later]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -235,6 +244,9 @@ end
             @test !issubset(earlier, later)
             @test !issubset(later, earlier)
 
+            @test isdisjoint(earlier, later)
+            @test isdisjoint(later, earlier)
+
             @test intersect(earlier, later) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(earlier, later) == expected_superset
             @test union([earlier, later]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -290,6 +302,9 @@ end
             @test !issubset(earlier, later)
             @test !issubset(later, earlier)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(earlier, later)
+            @test !isdisjoint(later, earlier)
+
             @test intersect(earlier, later) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(earlier, later) == expected_superset
             @test union([earlier, later]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -345,6 +360,9 @@ end
             @test !issubset(earlier, later)
             @test !issubset(later, earlier)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(earlier, later)
+            @test !isdisjoint(later, earlier)
+
             @test intersect(earlier, later) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(earlier, later) == expected_superset
             @test union([earlier, later]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -388,6 +406,9 @@ end
             @test issubset(a, b)
             @test issubset(b, a)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(a, b)
+            @test !isdisjoint(b, a)
+
             @test intersect(a, b) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(a, b) == expected_superset
             @test union([a, b]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -431,6 +452,9 @@ end
             @test !issubset(a, b)
             @test issubset(b, a)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(a, b)
+            @test !isdisjoint(b, a)
+
             @test intersect(a, b) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(a, b) == expected_superset
             @test union([a, b]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -474,6 +498,9 @@ end
             @test !issubset(a, b)
             @test issubset(b, a)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(a, b)
+            @test !isdisjoint(b, a)
+
             @test intersect(a, b) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(a, b) == expected_superset
             @test union([a, b]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -517,6 +544,9 @@ end
             @test !issubset(a, b)
             @test issubset(b, a)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(a, b)
+            @test !isdisjoint(b, a)
+
             @test intersect(a, b) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(a, b) == expected_superset
             @test union([a, b]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -560,6 +590,9 @@ end
             @test issubset(a, b)
             @test !issubset(b, a)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(a, b)
+            @test !isdisjoint(b, a)
+
             @test intersect(a, b) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(a, b) == expected_superset
             @test union([a, b]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -603,6 +636,9 @@ end
             @test issubset(a, b)
             @test !issubset(b, a)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(a, b)
+            @test !isdisjoint(b, a)
+
             @test intersect(a, b) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(a, b) == expected_superset
             @test union([a, b]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -646,6 +682,9 @@ end
             @test issubset(a, b)
             @test issubset(b, a)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(a, b)
+            @test !isdisjoint(b, a)
+
             @test intersect(a, b) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(a, b) == expected_superset
             @test union([a, b]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -689,6 +728,9 @@ end
             @test !issubset(a, b)
             @test issubset(b, a)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(a, b)
+            @test !isdisjoint(b, a)
+
             @test intersect(a, b) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(a, b) == expected_superset
             @test union([a, b]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -732,6 +774,9 @@ end
             @test !issubset(a, b)
             @test issubset(b, a)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(a, b)
+            @test !isdisjoint(b, a)
+
             @test intersect(a, b) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(a, b) == expected_superset
             @test union([a, b]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -774,6 +819,9 @@ end
             @test issubset(a, b)
             @test issubset(b, a)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(a, b)
+            @test !isdisjoint(b, a)
+
             @test intersect(a, b) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(a, b) == expected_superset
             @test union([a, b]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -808,6 +856,9 @@ end
             @test issubset(a, b)
             @test issubset(b, a)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(a, b)
+            @test !isdisjoint(b, a)
+
             @test intersect(a, b) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(a, b) == expected_superset
             @test union([a, b]) == [expected_superset]
@@ -870,6 +921,9 @@ end
             @test issubset(smaller, larger)
             @test !issubset(larger, smaller)
 
+            @test !isdisjoint(a, b)
+            @test !isdisjoint(b, a)
+
             @test intersect(smaller, larger) == expected_overlap
             @test merge(smaller, larger) == expected_superset
             @test union([smaller, larger]) == [expected_superset]