diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/core/frame.py b/python/cudf/cudf/core/frame.py
index f59954aaf08..012e2f3788a 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/core/frame.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/core/frame.py
@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ def size(self):
         """
         return self._num_columns * self._num_rows
 
+    @property
+    def _is_homogeneous(self):
+        # make sure that the dataframe has columns
+        if not self._data.columns:
+            return True
+
+        first_type = self._data.columns[0].dtype.name
+        return all(x.dtype.name == first_type for x in self._data.columns)
+
     @property
     def empty(self):
         """
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_dataframe.py b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_dataframe.py
index e5e36ba7e21..0b73f32e94d 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_dataframe.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_dataframe.py
@@ -8579,3 +8579,100 @@ def test_dataframe_init_from_series(data, columns, index):
         actual,
         check_index_type=False if len(expected) == 0 else True,
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "data, expected",
+    [
+        ({"a": [1, 2, 3, 4], "b": [5, 6, 7, 8], "c": [1.2, 1, 2, 3]}, False),
+        ({"a": [1, 2, 3], "b": [4, 5, 6], "c": [7, 8, 9]}, True),
+        ({"a": ["a", "b", "c"], "b": [4, 5, 6], "c": [7, 8, 9]}, False),
+        ({"a": [True, False, False], "b": [False, False, True]}, True),
+        ({"a": [True, False, False]}, True),
+        ({"a": [[1, 2], [3, 4]]}, True),
+        ({"a": [[1, 2], [3, 4]], "b": ["a", "b"]}, False),
+        ({"a": [{"c": 5}, {"e": 5}], "b": [{"c": 5}, {"g": 7}]}, True),
+        ({}, True),
+    ],
+)
+def test_is_homogeneous_dataframe(data, expected):
+    actual = cudf.DataFrame(data)._is_homogeneous
+
+    assert actual == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "data, indexes, expected",
+    [
+        (
+            {"a": [1, 2, 3, 4], "b": [5, 6, 7, 8], "c": [1.2, 1, 2, 3]},
+            ["a", "b"],
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            {
+                "a": [1, 2, 3, 4],
+                "b": [5, 6, 7, 8],
+                "c": [1.2, 1, 2, 3],
+                "d": ["hello", "world", "cudf", "rapids"],
+            },
+            ["a", "b"],
+            False,
+        ),
+        (
+            {
+                "a": ["a", "b", "c"],
+                "b": [4, 5, 6],
+                "c": [7, 8, 9],
+                "d": [1, 2, 3],
+            },
+            ["a", "b"],
+            True,
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_is_homogeneous_multiIndex_dataframe(data, indexes, expected):
+    test_dataframe = cudf.DataFrame(data).set_index(indexes)
+    actual = cudf.DataFrame(test_dataframe)._is_homogeneous
+
+    assert actual == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "data, expected", [([1, 2, 3, 4], True), ([True, False], True)]
+)
+def test_is_homogeneous_series(data, expected):
+    actual = cudf.Series(data)._is_homogeneous
+
+    assert actual == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "levels, codes, expected",
+    [
+        (
+            [["lama", "cow", "falcon"], ["speed", "weight", "length"]],
+            [[0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2], [0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2]],
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            [[1, 2, 3], [True, False, True]],
+            [[0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2], [0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2]],
+            False,
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_is_homogeneous_multiIndex(levels, codes, expected):
+    actual = cudf.MultiIndex(levels=levels, codes=codes)._is_homogeneous
+
+    assert actual == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "data, expected",
+    [([1, 2, 3], True), (["Hello", "World"], True), ([True, False], True)],
+)
+def test_is_homogeneous_index(data, expected):
+    actual = cudf.Index(data)._is_homogeneous
+
+    assert actual == expected