diff --git a/mesonbuild/ast/introspection.py b/mesonbuild/ast/introspection.py
index 07f82dfe6..412070dcd 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/ast/introspection.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/ast/introspection.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class IntrospectionInterpreter(AstInterpreter):
                         self.do_subproject(SubProject(i))
 
         self.coredata.init_backend_options(self.backend)
-        options = {k: v for k, v in self.environment.options.items() if k.is_backend()}
+        options = {k: v for k, v in self.environment.options.items() if self.environment.coredata.optstore.is_backend_option(k)}
 
         self.coredata.set_options(options)
         self._add_languages(proj_langs, True, MachineChoice.HOST)
diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
index 742d24c89..aac63b157 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase, HoldableObject):
         if self.environment.first_invocation:
             self.coredata.init_backend_options(backend_name)
 
-        options = {k: v for k, v in self.environment.options.items() if k.is_backend()}
+        options = {k: v for k, v in self.environment.options.items() if self.environment.coredata.optstore.is_backend_option(k)}
         self.coredata.set_options(options)
 
     @typed_pos_args('project', str, varargs=str)
diff --git a/mesonbuild/mconf.py b/mesonbuild/mconf.py
index dd11e2ddb..0f345d96a 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/mconf.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/mconf.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class Conf:
         self.print_options('Core options', host_core_options[''])
         if show_build_options:
             self.print_options('', build_core_options[''])
-        self.print_options('Backend options', {k: v for k, v in self.coredata.optstore.items() if k.is_backend()})
+        self.print_options('Backend options', {k: v for k, v in self.coredata.optstore.items() if self.coredata.optstore.is_backend_option(k)})
         self.print_options('Base options', {k: v for k, v in self.coredata.optstore.items() if self.coredata.optstore.is_base_option(k)})
         self.print_options('Compiler options', host_compiler_options.get('', {}))
         if show_build_options:
diff --git a/mesonbuild/mintro.py b/mesonbuild/mintro.py
index a49c6e137..da1afdbd5 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/mintro.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/mintro.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def list_buildoptions(coredata: cdata.CoreData, subprojects: T.Optional[T.List[s
             optlist.append(optdict)
 
     add_keys(core_options, 'core')
-    add_keys({k: v for k, v in coredata.optstore.items() if k.is_backend()}, 'backend')
+    add_keys({k: v for k, v in coredata.optstore.items() if coredata.optstore.is_backend_option(k)}, 'backend')
     add_keys({k: v for k, v in coredata.optstore.items() if coredata.optstore.is_base_option(k)}, 'base')
     add_keys(
         {k: v for k, v in sorted(coredata.optstore.items(), key=lambda i: i[0].machine) if k.is_compiler()},
diff --git a/mesonbuild/options.py b/mesonbuild/options.py
index 87f82ba63..4af9c97ac 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/options.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/options.py
@@ -548,3 +548,7 @@ class OptionStore:
     def is_base_option(self, key: OptionKey) -> bool:
         """Convenience method to check if this is a base option."""
         return key.type is OptionType.BASE
+
+    def is_backend_option(self, key: OptionKey) -> bool:
+        """Convenience method to check if this is a backend option."""
+        return key.type is OptionType.BACKEND
diff --git a/mesonbuild/utils/universal.py b/mesonbuild/utils/universal.py
index 31f67693a..97cc0dc3a 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/utils/universal.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/utils/universal.py
@@ -2387,10 +2387,6 @@ class OptionKey:
         """Convenience method for key.evolve(machine=MachineChoice.HOST)."""
         return self.evolve(machine=MachineChoice.HOST)
 
-    def is_backend(self) -> bool:
-        """Convenience method to check if this is a backend option."""
-        return self.type is OptionType.BACKEND
-
     def is_builtin(self) -> bool:
         """Convenience method to check if this is a builtin option."""
         return self.type is OptionType.BUILTIN