diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionScanner.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionScanner.java
index a9693585c3e6..a313d1bbcaa7 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionScanner.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionScanner.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
@@ -118,5 +119,7 @@ boolean nextRaw(List<? super ExtendedCell> result, ScannerContext scannerContext
    * Returns the set of store file paths that were successfully read by this scanner. Typically
    * populated only after the scanner is closed.
    */
-  Set<Path> getFilesRead();
+  default Set<Path> getFilesRead() {
+    return Collections.emptySet();
+  }
 }