diff --git a/locator/tablets.cc b/locator/tablets.cc
index a4c79081dd..c1dd471ff5 100644
--- a/locator/tablets.cc
+++ b/locator/tablets.cc
@@ -406,6 +406,24 @@ future<> tablet_map::for_each_tablet(seastar::noncopyable_function<future<>(tabl
     }
 }
 
+future<> tablet_map::for_each_sibling_tablets(seastar::noncopyable_function<future<>(tablet_desc, std::optional<tablet_desc>)> func) const {
+    auto make_desc = [this] (tablet_id tid) {
+        return tablet_desc{tid, &get_tablet_info(tid), get_tablet_transition_info(tid)};
+    };
+    if (_tablets.size() == 1) {
+        co_return co_await func(make_desc(first_tablet()), std::nullopt);
+    }
+    for (std::optional<tablet_id> tid = first_tablet(); tid; tid = next_tablet(*tid)) {
+        auto tid1 = tid;
+        auto tid2 = tid = next_tablet(*tid);
+        if (!tid2) {
+            // Cannot happen with power-of-two invariant.
+            throw std::logic_error(format("Cannot retrieve sibling tablet with tablet count {}", tablet_count()));
+        }
+        co_await func(make_desc(*tid1), make_desc(*tid2));
+    }
+}
+
 void tablet_map::clear_transitions() {
     _transitions.clear();
 }
diff --git a/locator/tablets.hh b/locator/tablets.hh
index 34b326ddf3..728de957e0 100644
--- a/locator/tablets.hh
+++ b/locator/tablets.hh
@@ -348,6 +348,12 @@ struct repair_scheduler_config {
 
 using load_stats_ptr = lw_shared_ptr<const load_stats>;
 
+struct tablet_desc {
+    tablet_id tid;
+    const tablet_info* info; // cannot be null.
+    const tablet_transition_info* transition; // null if there's no transition.
+};
+
 /// Stores information about tablets of a single table.
 ///
 /// The map contains a constant number of tablets, tablet_count().
@@ -453,6 +459,10 @@ public:
     /// Calls a given function for each tablet in the map in token ownership order.
     future<> for_each_tablet(seastar::noncopyable_function<future<>(tablet_id, const tablet_info&)> func) const;
 
+    /// Calls a given function for each sibling tablet in the map in token ownership order.
+    /// If tablet count == 1, then there will be only one call and 2nd tablet_desc is disengaged.
+    future<> for_each_sibling_tablets(seastar::noncopyable_function<future<>(tablet_desc, std::optional<tablet_desc>)> func) const;
+
     const auto& transitions() const {
         return _transitions;
     }