diff --git a/newbrt/pma.c b/newbrt/pma.c
index 8ff0e376cb4..1b62c91d903 100644
--- a/newbrt/pma.c
+++ b/newbrt/pma.c
@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@ int pma_cursor (PMA pma, PMA_CURSOR *cursp) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+int pma_cursor_get_pma(PMA_CURSOR c, PMA *pmap) {
+    *pmap = c->pma;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int pma_cursor_set_position_last (PMA_CURSOR c) 
 {
     PMA pma = c->pma;
diff --git a/newbrt/pma.h b/newbrt/pma.h
index fd6a26af4b0..6403abe5bbd 100644
--- a/newbrt/pma.h
+++ b/newbrt/pma.h
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ int pma_bulk_insert(PMA pma, DBT *keys, DBT *vals, int n_newpairs);
 int pma_cursor (PMA, PMA_CURSOR *);
 int pma_cursor_free (PMA_CURSOR*);
 
+/*
+ * get the pma that a pma cursor is bound to
+ *
+ * c - the pma cursor
+ * pma - the location that the bound pma is returned
+ */
+int pma_cursor_get_pma(PMA_CURSOR c, PMA *pma);
 int pma_cursor_set_position_last (PMA_CURSOR c);
 int pma_cursor_set_position_first (PMA_CURSOR c);
 int pma_cursor_set_position_next (PMA_CURSOR c); /* Requires the cursor is init'd.  Returns DB_NOTFOUND if we fall off the end. */