diff --git a/mie/dialect/func/func.c b/mie/dialect/func/func.c
index 8ebd12a..f96aa3c 100644
--- a/mie/dialect/func/func.c
+++ b/mie/dialect/func/func.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <mie/macros.h>
 
 MIE_DIALECT_BEGIN(mie_func, struct mie_dialect, "func")
+	MIE_DIALECT_ADD_TRAIT(mie_func_function_like);
 	MIE_DIALECT_ADD_OP(mie_func_func);
 	MIE_DIALECT_ADD_OP(mie_func_return);
 MIE_DIALECT_END()
diff --git a/mie/dialect/func/op/func.c b/mie/dialect/func/op/func.c
index de5cd22..985acf8 100644
--- a/mie/dialect/func/op/func.c
+++ b/mie/dialect/func/op/func.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ MIE_OP_DEFINITION_BEGIN(mie_func_func, "func")
 	MIE_OP_DEFINITION_PRINT(print);
 	MIE_OP_DEFINITION_PARSE(parse);
 	MIE_OP_DEFINITION_TRAIT("builtin", "isolated-from-above");
+	MIE_OP_DEFINITION_TRAIT("func", "function-like");
 	MIE_OP_INTERFACE_BEGIN("builtin", "symbol", struct mie_symbol)
 		MIE_OP_INTERFACE_FUNC(sym_get_name) = NULL;
 	MIE_OP_INTERFACE_END()
diff --git a/mie/dialect/func/trait/function-like.c b/mie/dialect/func/trait/function-like.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b86c3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mie/dialect/func/trait/function-like.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include <mie/dialect/dialect.h>
+#include <mie/macros.h>
+#include <mie/trait/trait-definition.h>
+#include <mie/trait/trait.h>
+
+static enum mie_status validate(
+	const struct mie_trait_definition *trait_def,
+	const struct mie_trait *trait, const struct mie_trait_target *target)
+{
+	return MIE_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/* func.function-like trait:
+ * the op behaves like a func.func. this means that it:
+ *   a) has a single region
+ *   b) that region has one or more blocks representing the body of a function.
+ *   c) the op has sym_name, function_type, and other function-related attributes.
+ */
+MIE_TRAIT_DEFINITION_BEGIN(mie_func_function_like, "function-like")
+	MIE_TRAIT_DEFINITION_TARGETS(MIE_TRAIT_TARGET_OP);
+	MIE_TRAIT_DEFINITION_STRUCT(struct mie_trait);
+	MIE_TRAIT_DEFINITION_VALIDATE(validate);
+MIE_TRAIT_DEFINITION_END()