diff --git a/db/db_test.cc b/db/db_test.cc
index 3af33270e..4bc2942a8 100644
--- a/db/db_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_test.cc
@@ -2355,6 +2355,7 @@ TEST(DBTest, NumImmutableMemTable) {
     std::string big_value(1000000 * 2, 'x');
     std::string num;
     SetPerfLevel(kEnableTime);;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(GetPerfLevel() == kEnableTime);
 
     ASSERT_OK(dbfull()->Put(writeOpt, handles_[1], "k1", big_value));
     ASSERT_TRUE(dbfull()->GetProperty(handles_[1],
@@ -2417,6 +2418,7 @@ TEST(DBTest, NumImmutableMemTable) {
     // break if we change the default skiplist implementation
     ASSERT_EQ(num, "200");
     SetPerfLevel(kDisable);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(GetPerfLevel() == kDisable);
   } while (ChangeCompactOptions());
 }
 
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/perf_context.h b/include/rocksdb/perf_context.h
index 0704ea210..e96d09d2a 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/perf_context.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/perf_context.h
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ enum PerfLevel {
 // set the perf stats level
 void SetPerfLevel(PerfLevel level);
 
+// get current perf stats level
+PerfLevel GetPerfLevel();
+
 // A thread local context for gathering performance counter efficiently
 // and transparently.
 
diff --git a/util/perf_context.cc b/util/perf_context.cc
index 264b10d73..5443471d5 100644
--- a/util/perf_context.cc
+++ b/util/perf_context.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ void SetPerfLevel(PerfLevel level) {
   perf_level = level;
 }
 
+PerfLevel GetPerfLevel() {
+  return perf_level;
+}
+
 void PerfContext::Reset() {
 #if !defined(NPERF_CONTEXT) && !defined(IOS_CROSS_COMPILE)
   user_key_comparison_count = 0;