diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_index.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_index.rs
index 9b76da9503..2e3a59c6cc 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_index.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_index.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ impl<T: IndexValue> AccountMapEntryInner<T> {
     pub fn set_dirty(&self, value: bool) -> bool {
         self.meta.dirty.swap(value, Ordering::Relaxed)
     }
+
+    pub fn age(&self) -> Age {
+        self.meta.age.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_age(&self, value: Age) {
+        self.meta.age.store(value, Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
 }
 
 pub enum AccountIndexGetResult<'a, T: IndexValue> {