diff --git a/compaction/table_state.hh b/compaction/table_state.hh
index 2bb07f1089..f6cc174ce8 100644
--- a/compaction/table_state.hh
+++ b/compaction/table_state.hh
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public:
     virtual future<> update_compaction_history(utils::UUID compaction_id, sstring ks_name, sstring cf_name, std::chrono::milliseconds ended_at, int64_t bytes_in, int64_t bytes_out) = 0;
     virtual future<> on_compaction_completion(sstables::compaction_completion_desc desc, sstables::offstrategy offstrategy) = 0;
     virtual bool is_auto_compaction_disabled_by_user() const noexcept = 0;
+    virtual const tombstone_gc_state& get_tombstone_gc_state() const noexcept = 0;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/replica/table.cc b/replica/table.cc
index 67f6630fd9..d4c93b17f1 100644
--- a/replica/table.cc
+++ b/replica/table.cc
@@ -2454,6 +2454,9 @@ public:
     bool is_auto_compaction_disabled_by_user() const noexcept override {
         return _t.is_auto_compaction_disabled_by_user();
     }
+    const tombstone_gc_state& get_tombstone_gc_state() const noexcept override {
+        return _t.get_compaction_manager().get_tombstone_gc_state();
+    }
 };
 
 compaction::table_state& table::as_table_state() const noexcept {
diff --git a/test/boost/sstable_compaction_test.cc b/test/boost/sstable_compaction_test.cc
index c0ca348659..e1a0450436 100644
--- a/test/boost/sstable_compaction_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/sstable_compaction_test.cc
@@ -124,10 +124,12 @@ class table_state_for_test : public table_state {
     column_family_for_tests& _t;
     test_env& _env;
     std::vector<sstables::shared_sstable> _compacted_undeleted;
+    tombstone_gc_state _tombstone_gc_state;
 public:
     explicit table_state_for_test(column_family_for_tests& t, test_env& env)
         : _t(t)
         , _env(env)
+        , _tombstone_gc_state(nullptr)
     {
     }
     const schema_ptr& schema() const noexcept override {
@@ -179,6 +181,9 @@ public:
     bool is_auto_compaction_disabled_by_user() const noexcept override {
         return false;
     }
+    const tombstone_gc_state& get_tombstone_gc_state() const noexcept override {
+        return _tombstone_gc_state;
+    }
 };
 
 static std::unique_ptr<table_state> make_table_state_for_test(column_family_for_tests& t, test_env& env) {