diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Variable.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Variable.qll
index 549ee734024..fa41b0982c1 100755
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Variable.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Variable.qll
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ class Variable extends @variable, Annotatable, Element, Modifiable {
   /** Gets the type of this variable. */
   /*abstract*/ Type getType() { none() }
 
+  /** Gets the Kotlin type of this variable. */
+  /*abstract*/ KotlinType getKotlinType() { none() }
+
   /** Gets an access to this variable. */
   VarAccess getAnAccess() { variableBinding(result, this) }