diff --git a/db/db_test.cc b/db/db_test.cc
index 808fd7605..117853c1e 100644
--- a/db/db_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_test.cc
@@ -2284,8 +2284,8 @@ TEST(DBTest, TransactionLogIterator) {
     SequenceNumber lastSequence = 0;
     while (iter->Valid()) {
       WriteBatch batch;
-      iter->GetBatch(&batch);
-      SequenceNumber current = WriteBatchInternal::Sequence(&batch);
+      SequenceNumber current;
+      iter->GetBatch(&batch, &current);
       ASSERT_TRUE(current > lastSequence);
       ++i;
       lastSequence = current;
@@ -2310,8 +2310,8 @@ TEST(DBTest, TransactionLogIterator) {
     SequenceNumber lastSequence = 0;
     while (iter->Valid()) {
       WriteBatch batch;
-      iter->GetBatch(&batch);
-      SequenceNumber current = WriteBatchInternal::Sequence(&batch);
+      SequenceNumber current;
+      iter->GetBatch(&batch, &current);
       ASSERT_TRUE(current > lastSequence);
       lastSequence = current;
       ASSERT_TRUE(iter->status().ok());
diff --git a/db/transaction_log_iterator_impl.cc b/db/transaction_log_iterator_impl.cc
index e2781a574..c2ca14a36 100644
--- a/db/transaction_log_iterator_impl.cc
+++ b/db/transaction_log_iterator_impl.cc
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ Status TransactionLogIteratorImpl::OpenLogFile(const LogFile& logFile,
   }
 }
 
-void TransactionLogIteratorImpl::GetBatch(WriteBatch* batch)  {
+void TransactionLogIteratorImpl::GetBatch(WriteBatch* batch,
+                                          SequenceNumber* seq)  {
   assert(isValid_);  //  cannot call in a non valid state.
   WriteBatchInternal::SetContents(batch, currentRecord_);
+  *seq = WriteBatchInternal::Sequence(batch);
 }
 
 Status TransactionLogIteratorImpl::status() {
diff --git a/db/transaction_log_iterator_impl.h b/db/transaction_log_iterator_impl.h
index 38b344f63..880032100 100644
--- a/db/transaction_log_iterator_impl.h
+++ b/db/transaction_log_iterator_impl.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class TransactionLogIteratorImpl : public TransactionLogIterator {
 
   virtual Status status();
 
-  virtual void GetBatch(WriteBatch* batch);
+  virtual void GetBatch(WriteBatch* batch, SequenceNumber* seq);
 
  private:
   const std::string& dbname_;
diff --git a/include/leveldb/transaction_log_iterator.h b/include/leveldb/transaction_log_iterator.h
index 8f46cac80..a4bb99aa7 100644
--- a/include/leveldb/transaction_log_iterator.h
+++ b/include/leveldb/transaction_log_iterator.h
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ class TransactionLogIterator {
   // Return the Error Status when the iterator is not Valid.
   virtual Status status() = 0;
 
-  // If valid return's the current write_batch.
-  virtual void GetBatch(WriteBatch* batch) = 0;
+  // If valid return's the current write_batch and the sequence number of the
+  // latest transaction contained in the batch.
+  virtual void GetBatch(WriteBatch* batch, SequenceNumber* seq) = 0;
 };
 } //  namespace leveldb