diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
index 5bc5181c..4aec2dcc 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
@@ -421,6 +421,17 @@ true_obj = builtin.get_by_name('True')
 object_obj = builtin.get_by_name('object')
 
 
+def keyword_from_value(obj):
+    if obj is None:
+        return none_obj
+    elif obj is False:
+        return false_obj
+    elif obj is True:
+        return true_obj
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
 def compiled_objects_cache(func):
     def wrapper(evaluator, obj, parent=builtin, module=None):
         # Do a very cheap form of caching here.
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/precedence.py b/jedi/evaluate/precedence.py
index 325c186f..05497f47 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/precedence.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/precedence.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ from jedi._compatibility import unicode
 from jedi.parser import representation as pr
 from jedi import debug
 from jedi.common import PushBackIterator
-from jedi.evaluate.compiled import (CompiledObject, create, builtin, false_obj,
-                                    true_obj, none_obj)
+from jedi.evaluate.compiled import (CompiledObject, create, builtin,
+                                    keyword_from_value)
 from jedi.evaluate import analysis
 
 # Maps Python syntax to the operator module.
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def _factor_calculate(evaluator, operator, right):
         value = right.py__bool__()
         if value is None:  # Uncertainty.
             return None
-        return _keyword_from_value(not value)
+        return keyword_from_value(not value)
     return right
 
 
@@ -277,15 +277,6 @@ def _is_list(obj):
     return isinstance(obj, iterable.Array) and obj.type == pr.Array.LIST
 
 
-def _keyword_from_value(obj):
-    if obj is None:
-        return none_obj
-    elif obj is False:
-        return false_obj
-    elif obj is True:
-        return true_obj
-
-
 def _element_calculate(evaluator, left, operator, right):
     from jedi.evaluate import iterable, representation as er
     l_is_num = _is_number(left)
@@ -314,7 +305,7 @@ def _element_calculate(evaluator, left, operator, right):
             # Possible, because the return is not an option. Just compare.
             left = left.obj
             right = right.obj
-        return [_keyword_from_value(operation(left, right))]
+        return [keyword_from_value(operation(left, right))]
 
     def check(obj):
         """Checks if a Jedi object is either a float or an int."""
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py b/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py
index b081a7de..2d79d73e 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py
@@ -124,6 +124,31 @@ def builtins_reversed(evaluator, obj, params):
     return [er.Instance(evaluator, obj, objects)]
 
 
+def builtins_isinstance(evaluator, obj, params):
+    any_bool = [compiled.false_obj, compiled.true_obj]
+    obj = _follow_param(evaluator, params, 0)
+    raw_classes = _follow_param(evaluator, params, 1)
+    classes = []
+    # Check for tuples.
+    for cls_or_tup in raw_classes:
+        if isinstance(cls_or_tup, er.Class):
+            classes.append(cls_or_tup)
+        else:
+            classes += iterable.get_iterator_types([cls_or_tup])
+
+    bool_results = []
+    for o in obj:
+        for cls in classes:
+            try:
+                mro_func = o.base.py__mro__
+            except AttributeError:
+                return any_bool
+            else:
+                bool_result = cls in mro_func(evaluator)
+                bool_results.append(compiled.keyword_from_value(bool_result))
+    return set(bool_results)
+
+
 def collections_namedtuple(evaluator, obj, params):
     """
     Implementation of the namedtuple function.
@@ -179,6 +204,7 @@ _implemented = {
         'type': builtins_type,
         'super': builtins_super,
         'reversed': builtins_reversed,
+        'isinstance': builtins_isinstance,
     },
     'copy': {
         'copy': _return_first_param,
diff --git a/test/completion/flow_analysis.py b/test/completion/flow_analysis.py
index 9c3c7bfd..65ae8dd4 100644
--- a/test/completion/flow_analysis.py
+++ b/test/completion/flow_analysis.py
@@ -155,8 +155,12 @@ a
 # isinstance
 # -----------------
 
+class A(): pass
+
 def isinst(x):
-    if isinstance(x, int) and x == 1 or x is True:
+    if isinstance(x, A):
+        return dict
+    elif isinstance(x, int) and x == 1 or x is True:
         return set
     elif isinstance(x, (float, tuple)):
         return list
@@ -164,8 +168,8 @@ def isinst(x):
         return tuple
     return 1
 
-#? set
-isinst(1)
+#? dict
+isinst(A())
 #? set
 isinst(True)
 #? list