diff --git a/django_pyvows/assertions.py b/django_pyvows/assertions.py
index b1cf932..5da842c 100644
--- a/django_pyvows/assertions.py
+++ b/django_pyvows/assertions.py
@@ -106,6 +106,23 @@ def not_to_contain(topic, selector):
     assert not topic._to_contain(selector), "Expected template(%s) to not have an element(%s), but it have" % \
             (unicode(topic), selector)
 
+@Vows.assertion
+def to_have_field(topic, field_name, field_class=None, **kwargs):
+    from django.db import models
+
+    if isinstance(topic, models.Model):
+        topic = topic.__class__
+
+    if not field_class:
+        field_class = models.Field
+
+    field = topic._meta.get_field(field_name)
+    assert isinstance(field, field_class), "The '%s.%s' is not an instance of '%s'" % (topic.__name__, field_name, field_class.__name__)
+    if kwargs:
+        for attr, value in kwargs.items():
+            field_value = getattr(field, attr)
+            assert field_value == value, "The field option '%s' should be equal to '%s', but it's equal to '%s'" % (attr, value, field_value)
+
 @Vows.assertion
 def to_be_cruddable(topic, defaults={}):
     import django.db.models.fields as fields
diff --git a/vows/model_vows.py b/vows/model_vows.py
index 5760e13..7d32b70 100644
--- a/vows/model_vows.py
+++ b/vows/model_vows.py
@@ -43,4 +43,13 @@ class ModelVows(DjangoContext):
             def should_be_an_instance_of_django_model_class(self, topic):
                 expect(isinstance(topic, models.Model)).to_be_true()
 
+            def should_have_a_name_field(self, topic):
+                expect(topic).to_have_field('name')
+
+            def should_have_a_name_field_as_charfield(self, topic):
+                expect(topic).to_have_field('name', models.CharField)
+
+            def should_have_a_name_field_as_charfield_and_max_length_100(self, topic):
+                expect(topic).to_have_field('name', models.CharField, max_length=100)
+