diff --git a/src/include/homestore/vchunk.h b/src/include/homestore/vchunk.h
index 11b313de7..f34ed0f4a 100644
--- a/src/include/homestore/vchunk.h
+++ b/src/include/homestore/vchunk.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class VChunk {
     const uint8_t* get_user_private() const;
     blk_num_t available_blks() const;
     uint32_t get_pdev_id() const;
+    uint16_t get_chunk_id() const;
     cshared< Chunk > get_internal_chunk() const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/lib/device/vchunk.cpp b/src/lib/device/vchunk.cpp
index e2430219c..54dc54604 100644
--- a/src/lib/device/vchunk.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/device/vchunk.cpp
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@ blk_num_t VChunk::available_blks() const { return m_internal_chunk->blk_allocato
 
 uint32_t VChunk::get_pdev_id() const { return m_internal_chunk->physical_dev()->pdev_id(); }
 
+uint16_t VChunk::get_chunk_id() const { return m_internal_chunk->chunk_id(); }
+
 cshared< Chunk > VChunk::get_internal_chunk() const { return m_internal_chunk; }
 } // namespace homestore