diff --git a/db/system_distributed_keyspace.cc b/db/system_distributed_keyspace.cc
index 359fc39234..93cc0b14bd 100644
--- a/db/system_distributed_keyspace.cc
+++ b/db/system_distributed_keyspace.cc
@@ -182,6 +182,14 @@ bool system_distributed_keyspace::is_extra_durable(const sstring& cf_name) {
     return cf_name == CDC_TOPOLOGY_DESCRIPTION || cf_name == CDC_GENERATIONS_V2;
 }
 
+std::vector<schema_ptr> system_distributed_keyspace::all_distributed_tables() {
+    return {view_build_status(), cdc_desc(), cdc_timestamps(), service_levels()};
+}
+
+std::vector<schema_ptr> system_distributed_keyspace::all_everywhere_tables() {
+    return {cdc_generations_v2()};
+}
+
 system_distributed_keyspace::system_distributed_keyspace(cql3::query_processor& qp, service::migration_manager& mm, service::storage_proxy& sp)
         : _qp(qp)
         , _mm(mm)
diff --git a/db/system_distributed_keyspace.hh b/db/system_distributed_keyspace.hh
index 829858d3ff..9a4b2e17cb 100644
--- a/db/system_distributed_keyspace.hh
+++ b/db/system_distributed_keyspace.hh
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ public:
      * before being acknowledged? */
     static bool is_extra_durable(const sstring& cf_name);
 
+    static std::vector<schema_ptr> all_distributed_tables();
+    static std::vector<schema_ptr> all_everywhere_tables();
+
     system_distributed_keyspace(cql3::query_processor&, service::migration_manager&, service::storage_proxy&);
 
     future<> start();