diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/com/google/protobuf/CodedInputStream.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/com/google/protobuf/CodedInputStream.scala
index fb334e3..1b75796 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/com/google/protobuf/CodedInputStream.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/com/google/protobuf/CodedInputStream.scala
@@ -462,6 +462,10 @@ class CodedInputStream private (buffer: Array[Byte], input: InputStream) {
     }
   }
 
+  def getLastTag(): Int = {
+    lastTag
+  }
+
   def getBytesUntilLimit: Int = {
     if (currentLimit == Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
       return -1