diff --git a/contrib/memory/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/memory/MemoryIndex.java b/contrib/memory/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/memory/MemoryIndex.java
index cb0cb76aca3..11f90be8374 100644
--- a/contrib/memory/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/memory/MemoryIndex.java
+++ b/contrib/memory/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/memory/MemoryIndex.java
@@ -911,6 +911,11 @@ public class MemoryIndex {
           throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
         }
 
+        public boolean isPayloadAvailable() {
+          // unsuported
+          return false;
+        }
+
       };
     }