diff --git a/replica/database.hh b/replica/database.hh
index 91a26eb746..ec9eba8fd4 100644
--- a/replica/database.hh
+++ b/replica/database.hh
@@ -1110,7 +1110,10 @@ public:
     void update_off_strategy_trigger();
     void enable_off_strategy_trigger();
 
+    // FIXME: get rid of it once no users.
     compaction::table_state& as_table_state() const noexcept;
+    // Safely iterate through table states, while performing async operations on them.
+    future<> parallel_foreach_table_state(std::function<future<>(compaction::table_state&)> action);
 
     friend class compaction_group;
 };
diff --git a/replica/table.cc b/replica/table.cc
index 0e934b70e2..f9aefe8334 100644
--- a/replica/table.cc
+++ b/replica/table.cc
@@ -2674,6 +2674,12 @@ compaction::table_state& table::as_table_state() const noexcept {
     return _compaction_group->as_table_state();
 }
 
+future<> table::parallel_foreach_table_state(std::function<future<>(table_state&)> action) {
+    return parallel_foreach_compaction_group([action = std::move(action)] (compaction_group& cg) -> future<> {
+       return action(cg.as_table_state());
+    });
+}
+
 data_dictionary::table
 table::as_data_dictionary() const {
     static constinit data_dictionary_impl _impl;