diff --git a/daemon/table/fib-entry.hpp b/daemon/table/fib-entry.hpp
index aac8fc5..48b09d6 100644
--- a/daemon/table/fib-entry.hpp
+++ b/daemon/table/fib-entry.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 
 namespace nfd {
 
+class NameTree;
+namespace name_tree {
+class Entry;
+}
+
 namespace fib {
 
 /** \class NextHopList
@@ -37,6 +42,10 @@
   const NextHopList&
   getNextHops() const;
 
+  /// whether this Entry has any nexthop
+  bool
+  hasNextHops() const;
+
   bool
   hasNextHop(shared_ptr<Face> face) const;
 
@@ -56,6 +65,10 @@
 private:
   Name m_prefix;
   NextHopList m_nextHops;
+
+  shared_ptr<name_tree::Entry> m_nameTreeEntry;
+  friend class nfd::NameTree;
+  friend class nfd::name_tree::Entry;
 };
 
 
@@ -71,6 +84,12 @@
   return m_nextHops;
 }
 
+inline bool
+Entry::hasNextHops() const
+{
+  return !m_nextHops.empty();
+}
+
 } // namespace fib
 } // namespace nfd