diff --git a/algorithms/tiny_components.hpp b/algorithms/tiny_components.hpp
index b9f2f7743..6821bcd8b 100644
--- a/algorithms/tiny_components.hpp
+++ b/algorithms/tiny_components.hpp
@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ class TarjanSCC
     {
         return component_size_vector[components_index[node]];
     }
+
+    unsigned get_component_id(const NodeID node) const
+    {
+        return components_index[node];
+    }
 };
 
 #endif /* TINY_COMPONENTS_HPP */