diff --git a/ctdb/client/ctdb_client.c b/ctdb/client/ctdb_client.c
index 99ff72d2b1c..a43710f9aa5 100644
--- a/ctdb/client/ctdb_client.c
+++ b/ctdb/client/ctdb_client.c
@@ -4234,3 +4234,12 @@ int ctdb_ctrl_getstathistory(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, struct timeval timeout,
 		    
 	return 0;
 }
+
+struct ctdb_ltdb_header *ctdb_header_from_record_handle(struct ctdb_record_handle *h)
+{
+	if (h == NULL) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return &h->header;
+}
diff --git a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
index 6ba0c180801..e3f77e905ea 100644
--- a/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
+++ b/ctdb/include/ctdb_private.h
@@ -1403,4 +1403,6 @@ int32_t ctdb_local_schedule_for_deletion(struct ctdb_db_context *ctdb_db,
 					 const struct ctdb_ltdb_header *hdr,
 					 TDB_DATA key);
 
+struct ctdb_ltdb_header *ctdb_header_from_record_handle(struct ctdb_record_handle *h);
+
 #endif