diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.cc b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.cc
index c32a5f4e9..88af6bffa 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.cc
@@ -553,6 +553,34 @@ WifiPhyOperatingChannel::SetPrimary20Index(uint8_t index)
     m_primary20Index = index;
 }
 
+uint8_t
+WifiPhyOperatingChannel::GetPrimarySegmentIndex(ChannelWidthMhz primaryChannelWidth) const
+{
+    if (m_channelIts.size() < 2)
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    // Note: this function assumes no more than 2 segments are used
+    const auto numIndices = GetTotalWidth() / primaryChannelWidth;
+    const auto primaryIndex = GetPrimaryChannelIndex(primaryChannelWidth);
+    return (primaryIndex >= (numIndices / 2)) ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+uint8_t
+WifiPhyOperatingChannel::GetSecondarySegmentIndex(ChannelWidthMhz primaryChannelWidth) const
+{
+    NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(primaryChannelWidth > GetWidth(),
+                    "Primary channel width cannot be larger than the width of a frequency segment");
+    if (m_channelIts.size() < 2)
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    // Note: this function assumes no more than 2 segments are used
+    const auto numIndices = GetTotalWidth() / primaryChannelWidth;
+    const auto secondaryIndex = GetSecondaryChannelIndex(primaryChannelWidth);
+    return (secondaryIndex >= (numIndices / 2)) ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
 uint16_t
 WifiPhyOperatingChannel::GetPrimaryChannelCenterFrequency(ChannelWidthMhz primaryChannelWidth) const
 {
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.h b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.h
index 177c88e2a..b3ae3df7b 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-operating-channel.h
@@ -356,6 +356,22 @@ class WifiPhyOperatingChannel
      */
     std::set<uint8_t> Get20MHzIndicesCoveringRu(HeRu::RuSpec ru, ChannelWidthMhz width) const;
 
+    /**
+     * Get the index of the segment that contains a given primary channel (in MHz).
+     *
+     * \param primaryChannelWidth the width of the primary channel in MHz
+     * \return the index of the segment that contains the primary channel
+     */
+    uint8_t GetPrimarySegmentIndex(ChannelWidthMhz primaryChannelWidth) const;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the index of the segment that contains a given secondary channel (in MHz).
+     *
+     * \param secondaryChannelWidth the width of the secondary channel in MHz
+     * \return the index of the segment that contains the secondary channel
+     */
+    uint8_t GetSecondarySegmentIndex(ChannelWidthMhz secondaryChannelWidth) const;
+
   private:
     /**
      * Sort the segments by increasing frequencies.