diff --git a/src/core/type-id.cc b/src/core/type-id.cc
index 562cd7513..b2a59fe0b 100644
--- a/src/core/type-id.cc
+++ b/src/core/type-id.cc
@@ -664,6 +664,17 @@ TypeId::LookupTraceSourceByName (std::string name) const
   return 0;
 }
 
+uint16_t 
+TypeId::GetUid (void) const
+{
+  return m_tid;
+}
+void 
+TypeId::SetUid (uint16_t tid)
+{
+  m_tid = tid;
+}
+
 std::ostream & operator << (std::ostream &os, TypeId tid)
 {
   os << tid.GetName ();
diff --git a/src/core/type-id.h b/src/core/type-id.h
index ab649e36c..3207ff1c0 100644
--- a/src/core/type-id.h
+++ b/src/core/type-id.h
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ public:
   bool LookupAttributeByName (std::string name, struct AttributeInfo *info) const;
   Ptr<const TraceSourceAccessor> LookupTraceSourceByName (std::string name) const;
 
+  uint16_t GetUid (void) const;
+  void SetUid (uint16_t tid);
 
   // construct an invalid TypeId.
   TypeId ();