diff --git a/crates/core/src/kernel/snapshot/iterators.rs b/crates/core/src/kernel/snapshot/iterators.rs
index aff24fb5cf..10671eb409 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/kernel/snapshot/iterators.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/kernel/snapshot/iterators.rs
@@ -241,6 +241,14 @@ impl LogicalFileView {
             .map(|s| round_ms_datetimes(s, &ceil_datetime))
     }
 
+    /// Return the underlying [DeletionVectorDescriptor] if it exists.
+    ///
+    /// **NOTE**: THis API may be removed in the future without deprecation warnings as the
+    /// utilization of deletion vectors inside of delta-rs becomes more sophisticated.
+    pub fn deletion_vector_descriptor(&self) -> Option<DeletionVectorDescriptor> {
+        self.deletion_vector().map(|dv| dv.descriptor())
+    }
+
     /// Returns a view into the deletion vector for this file, if present.
     fn deletion_vector(&self) -> Option<DeletionVectorView<'_>> {
         let dv_col = self