diff --git a/src/api/BamReader.cpp b/src/api/BamReader.cpp
index 56e6c39..3fd5fd3 100644
--- a/src/api/BamReader.cpp
+++ b/src/api/BamReader.cpp
@@ -400,3 +400,8 @@ bool BamReader::SetRegion(const int& leftRefID, const int& leftBound, const int&
 {
     return d->SetRegion(BamRegion(leftRefID, leftBound, rightRefID, rightBound));
 }
+
+int64_t BamReader::Tell() const
+{
+    return d->Tell();
+}
diff --git a/src/api/BamReader.h b/src/api/BamReader.h
index 1991a67..e213713 100644
--- a/src/api/BamReader.h
+++ b/src/api/BamReader.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class API_EXPORT BamReader
     // sets the target region of interest
     bool SetRegion(const int& leftRefID, const int& leftPosition, const int& rightRefID,
                    const int& rightPosition);
+    int64_t Tell() const;
+
 
     // ----------------------
     // access alignment data