diff --git a/dht/ring_position.hh b/dht/ring_position.hh
index 54f6bafc10..c72dd1693a 100644
--- a/dht/ring_position.hh
+++ b/dht/ring_position.hh
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ public:
 
     const dht::token& token() const noexcept { return *_token; }
     const partition_key* key() const { return _key; }
+    int weight() const { return _weight; }
 
     // Only when key() == nullptr
     token_bound get_token_bound() const { return token_bound(_weight); }