diff --git a/common/dynamic_partition_control_interface.h b/common/dynamic_partition_control_interface.h
index b092f7a..39daf75 100644
--- a/common/dynamic_partition_control_interface.h
+++ b/common/dynamic_partition_control_interface.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
   // Return the feature flags of Virtual A/B on this device.
   virtual FeatureFlag GetVirtualAbFeatureFlag() = 0;
 
+  // Checks if the provided InstallOperation can be skipped on this device.
+  virtual bool ShouldSkipOperation(const InstallOperation& operation) = 0;
+
   // Do necessary cleanups before destroying the object.
   virtual void Cleanup() = 0;
 
diff --git a/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.cc b/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.cc
index 86f75aa..06f6b3c 100644
--- a/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.cc
+++ b/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
   return FeatureFlag(FeatureFlag::Value::NONE);
 }
 
+bool DynamicPartitionControlStub::ShouldSkipOperation(
+    const InstallOperation& operation) {
+  return false;
+}
+
 void DynamicPartitionControlStub::Cleanup() {}
 
 bool DynamicPartitionControlStub::PreparePartitionsForUpdate(
diff --git a/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.h b/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.h
index e7895de..c62758b 100644
--- a/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.h
+++ b/common/dynamic_partition_control_stub.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  public:
   FeatureFlag GetDynamicPartitionsFeatureFlag() override;
   FeatureFlag GetVirtualAbFeatureFlag() override;
+  bool ShouldSkipOperation(const InstallOperation& operation) override;
   void Cleanup() override;
   bool PreparePartitionsForUpdate(uint32_t source_slot,
                                   uint32_t target_slot,