diff --git a/dumux/discretization/box/fvelementgeometry.hh b/dumux/discretization/box/fvelementgeometry.hh
index 514d63759a4cd6befcc3622f56866d1e712bdf0f..2b8c535900139f0f69a837a5ae4f769ad73b849f 100644
--- a/dumux/discretization/box/fvelementgeometry.hh
+++ b/dumux/discretization/box/fvelementgeometry.hh
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ public:
     const Element& element() const
     { return *element_; }
 
+    //! The bound element's index in the grid view
+    GridIndexType elementIndex() const
+    { return eIdx_; }
+
     //! The grid geometry we are a restriction of
     const GridGeometry& gridGeometry() const
     { return ggCache_->gridGeometry(); }
@@ -363,6 +367,10 @@ public:
     const Element& element() const
     { return *element_; }
 
+    //! The bound element's index in the grid view
+    GridIndexType elementIndex() const
+    { return eIdx_; }
+
     //! The grid geometry we are a restriction of
     const GridGeometry& gridGeometry() const
     { return ggCache_->gridGeometry(); }