diff --git a/db/commitlog/commitlog.cc b/db/commitlog/commitlog.cc
index 0c3e842512..a5767c799f 100644
--- a/db/commitlog/commitlog.cc
+++ b/db/commitlog/commitlog.cc
@@ -997,3 +997,18 @@ future<std::vector<db::commitlog::descriptor>> db::commitlog::list_existing_desc
 future<std::vector<db::commitlog::descriptor>> db::commitlog::list_existing_descriptors(const sstring& dir) const {
     return _segment_manager->list_descriptors(dir);
 }
+
+future<std::vector<sstring>> db::commitlog::list_existing_segments() const {
+    return list_existing_segments(active_config().commit_log_location);
+}
+
+future<std::vector<sstring>> db::commitlog::list_existing_segments(const sstring& dir) const {
+    return list_existing_descriptors(dir).then([dir](auto descs) {
+        std::vector<sstring> paths;
+        std::transform(descs.begin(), descs.end(), std::back_inserter(paths), [&](auto& d) {
+           return dir + "/" + d.filename();
+        });
+        return make_ready_future<std::vector<sstring>>(std::move(paths));
+    });
+}
+
diff --git a/db/commitlog/commitlog.hh b/db/commitlog/commitlog.hh
index 64f553b9af..9f775c55c5 100644
--- a/db/commitlog/commitlog.hh
+++ b/db/commitlog/commitlog.hh
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ public:
     future<std::vector<descriptor>> list_existing_descriptors() const;
     future<std::vector<descriptor>> list_existing_descriptors(const sstring& dir) const;
 
+    future<std::vector<sstring>> list_existing_segments() const;
+    future<std::vector<sstring>> list_existing_segments(const sstring& dir) const;
+
     typedef std::function<future<>(temporary_buffer<char>, replay_position)> commit_load_reader_func;
 
     static subscription<temporary_buffer<char>, replay_position> read_log_file(file, commit_load_reader_func);