diff --git a/opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/MSW/WellSegments.hpp b/opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/MSW/WellSegments.hpp
index 394a7729f..bec24293c 100644
--- a/opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/MSW/WellSegments.hpp
+++ b/opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/MSW/WellSegments.hpp
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ namespace Opm {
         static WellSegments serializationTestObject();
 
         std::size_t size() const;
+        bool empty() const;
         double depthTopSegment() const;
         double lengthTopSegment() const;
         double volumeTopSegment() const;
diff --git a/src/opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/MSW/WellSegments.cpp b/src/opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/MSW/WellSegments.cpp
index 5aacbbdbc..c38e21369 100644
--- a/src/opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/MSW/WellSegments.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/input/eclipse/Schedule/MSW/WellSegments.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ namespace Opm {
         return m_segments.size();
     }
 
+    bool WellSegments::empty() const {
+        return this->m_segments.empty();
+    }
+
     const Segment& WellSegments::topSegment() const {
         return this->m_segments[0];
     }