diff --git a/lib/rpmfi.c b/lib/rpmfi.c
index c41721af5..435c9864e 100644
--- a/lib/rpmfi.c
+++ b/lib/rpmfi.c
@@ -393,6 +393,24 @@ const char * rpmfiFCaps(rpmfi fi)
     return fcaps;
 }
 
+rpmFileAction rpmfiFAction(rpmfi fi)
+{
+    rpmFileAction action;
+    if (fi != NULL && fi->actions != NULL && fi->i >= 0 && fi->i < fi->fc) {
+	action = fi->actions[fi->i];
+    } else {
+	action = fi ? fi->action : FA_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+    return action;
+}
+
+void rpmfiSetFAction(rpmfi fi, rpmFileAction action)
+{
+    if (fi != NULL && fi->actions != NULL && fi->i >= 0 && fi->i < fi->fc) {
+	fi->actions[fi->i] = action;
+    }	
+}
+
 int rpmfiNext(rpmfi fi)
 {
     int i = -1;
diff --git a/lib/rpmfi.h b/lib/rpmfi.h
index fd9cb6350..951f9763e 100644
--- a/lib/rpmfi.h
+++ b/lib/rpmfi.h
@@ -336,6 +336,20 @@ const char * rpmfiFGroup(rpmfi fi);
  */
 const char * rpmfiFCaps(rpmfi fi);
 
+/** \ingroup rpmfi
+ * Return current file action from file info set.
+ * @param fi		file info set
+ * @return		current file action
+ */
+rpmFileAction rpmfiFAction(rpmfi fi);
+
+/** \ingroup rpmfi
+ * Set current file action on file info set.
+ * @param fi		file info set
+ * @param action	file action
+ */
+void rpmfiSetFAction(rpmfi fi, rpmFileAction action);
+
 /** \ingroup rpmfi
  * Return next file iterator index.
  * @param fi		file info set