diff --git a/service/storage_service.hh b/service/storage_service.hh
index fc0765fbe8..fe5656140f 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.hh
+++ b/service/storage_service.hh
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ private:
     gms::feature _digest_multipartition_read_feature;
     gms::feature _correct_counter_order_feature;
     gms::feature _schema_tables_v3;
+    gms::feature _correct_non_compound_range_tombstones;
 public:
     void enable_all_features() {
         _range_tombstones_feature.enable();
@@ -2243,6 +2244,10 @@ public:
     const gms::feature& cluster_supports_schema_tables_v3() const {
         return _schema_tables_v3;
     }
+
+    bool cluster_supports_reading_correctly_serialized_range_tombstones() const {
+        return bool(_correct_non_compound_range_tombstones);
+    }
 };
 
 inline future<> init_storage_service(distributed<database>& db, sharded<auth::service>& auth_service) {