diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/runtime/PiPreEntryHandle.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/runtime/PiPreEntryHandle.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2019-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.net.pi.runtime;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract implementation of a PI handle for PRE entries.
+ */
+public abstract class PiPreEntryHandle extends PiHandle {
+
+    PiPreEntryHandle(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        super(deviceId);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of PRE entry associated with this handle.
+     *
+     * @return PRE entry type
+     */
+    public abstract PiPreEntryType preEntryType();
+
+    @Override
+    public PiEntityType entityType() {
+        return PiEntityType.PRE_ENTRY;
+    }
+}