diff --git a/api/api.lua b/api/api.lua
index ee3bb4ae..dd7171f0 100644
--- a/api/api.lua
+++ b/api/api.lua
@@ -124,6 +124,28 @@ function pfUI.api.GetItemCount(itemName)
   return count
 end
 
+-- [ GetBagFamily ]
+-- Returns information about the type of a bag such as Soul Bags or Quivers.
+-- Available bagtypes are "BAG", "KEYRING", "SOULBAG", "QUIVER" and "SPECIAL"
+-- 'bag'        [int]        the bag id
+-- returns:     [string]     the type of the bag, e.g "QUIVER"
+function pfUI.api.GetBagFamily(bag)
+  if bag == -2 then return "KEYRING" end
+
+  local _, _, id = strfind(GetInventoryItemLink("player", ContainerIDToInventoryID(bag)) or "", "item:(%d+)")
+  if id then
+    local _, _, _, _, itemType, subType = GetItemInfo(id)
+    local bagtype = L["bagtypes"][itemType]
+    local bagsubtype = L["bagtypes"][subType]
+
+    if bagsubtype == "SOULBAG" then return "SOULBAG" end
+    if bagsubtype == "QUIVER" then return "QUIVER" end
+    if not bagtype and not bagsubtype then return "SPECIAL" end
+  end
+
+  return "BAG"
+end
+
 -- [ Abbreviate ]
 -- Abbreviates a number from 1234 to 1.23k
 -- 'number'     [number]           the number that should be abbreviated
diff --git a/modules/bags.lua b/modules/bags.lua
index 554348fc..92479a20 100644
--- a/modules/bags.lua
+++ b/modules/bags.lua
@@ -309,21 +309,7 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("bags", function ()
     if quality and quality > tonumber(C.appearance.bags.borderlimit) then
       pfUI.bags[bag].slots[slot].frame.backdrop:SetBackdropBorderColor(GetItemQualityColor(quality))
     else
-      local bagtype
-      if bag > 0 then
-        local _, _, id = strfind(GetInventoryItemLink("player", ContainerIDToInventoryID(bag)) or "", "item:(%d+)")
-        if id then
-          local _, _, _, _, itemType, subType = GetItemInfo(id)
-          bagtype = L["bagtypes"][itemType]
-          bagsubtype = L["bagtypes"][subType]
-
-          if bagsubtype == "SOULBAG" then
-            bagtype = "SOULBAG"
-          elseif not (bagsubtype and bagsubtype == "DEFAULT") and bagtype ~= "QUIVER" and bagtype ~= "SOULBAG" then
-            bagtype = "SPECIAL"
-          end
-        end
-      end
+      local bagtype = GetBagFamily(bag)
 
       if bagtype == "QUIVER" then
         pfUI.bags[bag].slots[slot].frame.backdrop:SetBackdropBorderColor(.8,.8,.2,1)
@@ -331,9 +317,9 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("bags", function ()
         pfUI.bags[bag].slots[slot].frame.backdrop:SetBackdropBorderColor(.5,.2,.2,1)
       elseif bagtype == "SPECIAL" then
         pfUI.bags[bag].slots[slot].frame.backdrop:SetBackdropBorderColor(.2,.2,.8,1)
-      elseif bag == -2 then
+      elseif bagtype == "KEYRING" then
         pfUI.bags[bag].slots[slot].frame.backdrop:SetBackdropBorderColor(.2,.8,.8,1)
-      else
+      elseif bagtype == "BAG" then
         pfUI.bags[bag].slots[slot].frame.backdrop:SetBackdropBorderColor(.3,.3,.3,1)
       end
     end