diff --git a/position_in_partition.hh b/position_in_partition.hh
index 3b94c78634..1196aa7a51 100644
--- a/position_in_partition.hh
+++ b/position_in_partition.hh
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public:
         return {partition_region::clustered, bound_weight::after_all_prefixed, &ck};
     }
 
+    partition_region region() const { return _type; }
     bool is_partition_start() const { return _type == partition_region::partition_start; }
     bool is_partition_end() const { return _type == partition_region::partition_end; }
     bool is_static_row() const { return _type == partition_region::static_row; }