1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/settings/IndexScopedSettings.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/settings/IndexScopedSettings.java
index 997ea794c9..86ead8c7ff 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/settings/IndexScopedSettings.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/settings/IndexScopedSettings.java
@@ -152,4 +152,17 @@ public final class IndexScopedSettings extends AbstractScopedSettings {
     public IndexScopedSettings copy(Settings settings, IndexMetaData metaData) {
         return new IndexScopedSettings(settings, this, metaData);
     }
+
+    public boolean isPrivateSetting(String key) {
+        switch (key) {
+            case IndexMetaData.SETTING_CREATION_DATE:
+            case IndexMetaData.SETTING_INDEX_UUID:
+            case IndexMetaData.SETTING_VERSION_CREATED:
+            case IndexMetaData.SETTING_VERSION_UPGRADED:
+            case MergePolicyConfig.INDEX_MERGE_ENABLED:
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
 }