diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/tests/om.c b/dlls/ntdll/tests/om.c
index 3110dbf8e41..3f627aad5f3 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/tests/om.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/tests/om.c
@@ -1500,6 +1500,7 @@ static void test_query_object(void)
         "name too short %s\n", wine_dbgstr_w(str->Buffer) );
     trace( "got %s len %u\n", wine_dbgstr_w(str->Buffer), len );
 
+    test_object_type( handle, "File" );
     test_file_info( handle );
 
     pNtClose( handle );
@@ -1858,6 +1859,8 @@ static void test_null_device(void)
     ok(status == STATUS_SUCCESS,
        "expected STATUS_SUCCESS, got %08x\n", status);
 
+    test_object_type(null, "File");
+
     SetLastError(0xdeadbeef);
     ret = WriteFile(null, buf, sizeof(buf), &num_bytes, NULL);
     ok(!ret, "WriteFile unexpectedly succeeded\n");
diff --git a/server/device.c b/server/device.c
index ac7d88f8c29..cae66d4f44a 100644
--- a/server/device.c
+++ b/server/device.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static const struct object_ops device_file_ops =
 {
     sizeof(struct device_file),       /* size */
     device_file_dump,                 /* dump */
-    no_get_type,                      /* get_type */
+    file_get_type,                    /* get_type */
     add_queue,                        /* add_queue */
     remove_queue,                     /* remove_queue */
     default_fd_signaled,              /* signaled */
diff --git a/server/file.c b/server/file.c
index 8d39f303bd8..7ca650f9d3d 100644
--- a/server/file.c
+++ b/server/file.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ struct file
 static unsigned int generic_file_map_access( unsigned int access );
 
 static void file_dump( struct object *obj, int verbose );
-static struct object_type *file_get_type( struct object *obj );
 static struct fd *file_get_fd( struct object *obj );
 static struct security_descriptor *file_get_sd( struct object *obj );
 static int file_set_sd( struct object *obj, const struct security_descriptor *sd, unsigned int set_info );
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ static void file_dump( struct object *obj, int verbose )
     fprintf( stderr, "File fd=%p\n", file->fd );
 }
 
-static struct object_type *file_get_type( struct object *obj )
+struct object_type *file_get_type( struct object *obj )
 {
     static const WCHAR name[] = {'F','i','l','e'};
     static const struct unicode_str str = { name, sizeof(name) };
diff --git a/server/file.h b/server/file.h
index 6b67866d3f2..0621b479431 100644
--- a/server/file.h
+++ b/server/file.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ extern int get_file_unix_fd( struct file *file );
 extern struct file *create_file_for_fd( int fd, unsigned int access, unsigned int sharing );
 extern struct file *create_file_for_fd_obj( struct fd *fd, unsigned int access, unsigned int sharing );
 extern void file_set_error(void);
+extern struct object_type *file_get_type( struct object *obj );
 extern struct security_descriptor *mode_to_sd( mode_t mode, const SID *user, const SID *group );
 extern mode_t sd_to_mode( const struct security_descriptor *sd, const SID *owner );
 
diff --git a/server/mailslot.c b/server/mailslot.c
index 95308c40b0f..75a397dbabe 100644
--- a/server/mailslot.c
+++ b/server/mailslot.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static const struct object_ops mailslot_ops =
 {
     sizeof(struct mailslot),   /* size */
     mailslot_dump,             /* dump */
-    no_get_type,               /* get_type */
+    file_get_type,             /* get_type */
     add_queue,                 /* add_queue */
     remove_queue,              /* remove_queue */
     default_fd_signaled,       /* signaled */
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static const struct object_ops mail_writer_ops =
 {
     sizeof(struct mail_writer), /* size */
     mail_writer_dump,           /* dump */
-    no_get_type,                /* get_type */
+    file_get_type,              /* get_type */
     no_add_queue,               /* add_queue */
     NULL,                       /* remove_queue */
     NULL,                       /* signaled */
diff --git a/server/named_pipe.c b/server/named_pipe.c
index 8c32ef832c6..101ff632b90 100644
--- a/server/named_pipe.c
+++ b/server/named_pipe.c
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ static const struct object_ops named_pipe_ops =
 
 /* common server and client pipe end functions */
 static void pipe_end_destroy( struct object *obj );
-static struct object_type *pipe_end_get_type( struct object *obj );
 static enum server_fd_type pipe_end_get_fd_type( struct fd *fd );
 static struct fd *pipe_end_get_fd( struct object *obj );
 static struct security_descriptor *pipe_end_get_sd( struct object *obj );
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ static const struct object_ops pipe_server_ops =
 {
     sizeof(struct pipe_server),   /* size */
     pipe_server_dump,             /* dump */
-    pipe_end_get_type,            /* get_type */
+    file_get_type,                /* get_type */
     add_queue,                    /* add_queue */
     remove_queue,                 /* remove_queue */
     default_fd_signaled,          /* signaled */
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ static const struct object_ops pipe_client_ops =
 {
     sizeof(struct pipe_end),      /* size */
     pipe_client_dump,             /* dump */
-    pipe_end_get_type,            /* get_type */
+    file_get_type,                /* get_type */
     add_queue,                    /* add_queue */
     remove_queue,                 /* remove_queue */
     default_fd_signaled,          /* signaled */
@@ -341,13 +340,6 @@ static void named_pipe_destroy( struct object *obj)
     free_async_queue( &pipe->waiters );
 }
 
-static struct object_type *pipe_end_get_type( struct object *obj )
-{
-    static const WCHAR name[] = {'F','i','l','e'};
-    static const struct unicode_str str = { name, sizeof(name) };
-    return get_object_type( &str );
-}
-
 static struct fd *pipe_end_get_fd( struct object *obj )
 {
     struct pipe_end *pipe_end = (struct pipe_end *) obj;