diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/model/PiPipelineInterpreter.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/model/PiPipelineInterpreter.java
index a85d80c..2e940fa 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/model/PiPipelineInterpreter.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/model/PiPipelineInterpreter.java
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@
     Optional<PiTableId> mapFlowRuleTableId(int flowRuleTableId);
 
     /**
+     * Returns a numeric table id (as in {@link org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRule#tableId()}) equivalent to the given
+     * protocol-independent table id. If not present, it means that the given protocol-independent table id refers to a
+     * table that does not exist, or that cannot be used for flow rule operations.
+     *
+     * @param piTableId protocol-independent table id
+     * @return numeric table id
+     */
+    Optional<Integer> mapPiTableId(PiTableId piTableId);
+
+    /**
      * Returns an action of a protocol-independent pipeline that is functionally equivalent to the given ONOS traffic
      * treatment for the given table.
      *
diff --git a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/impl/MockInterpreter.java b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/impl/MockInterpreter.java
index f13c1d9..592c71b 100644
--- a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/impl/MockInterpreter.java
+++ b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/impl/MockInterpreter.java
@@ -136,4 +136,9 @@
         return Optional.ofNullable(TABLE_MAP.get(flowRuleTableId));
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Optional<Integer> mapPiTableId(PiTableId piTableId) {
+        return Optional.ofNullable(TABLE_MAP.inverse().get(piTableId));
+    }
+
 }