diff --git a/include/SimCore/UserTrackInformation.h b/include/SimCore/UserTrackInformation.h
index cbf8882..89c33a6 100644
--- a/include/SimCore/UserTrackInformation.h
+++ b/include/SimCore/UserTrackInformation.h
@@ -83,6 +83,23 @@ class UserTrackInformation : public G4VUserTrackInformation {
     isBremCandidate_ = isBremCandidate;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check whether this track is a recoil electron.
+   *
+   * @return true if this track is a recoil electron, false otherwise.
+   */
+  bool isRecoilElectron() const { return isRecoilElectron_; }
+
+  /**
+   * Tag this track as a recoil electron by the biasing filters.
+   *
+   * @param[in] isRecoilElectron flag indicating whether this track is
+   *      a recoil electron or not.
+   */
+  void tagRecoilElectron(bool isRecoilElectron = true) {
+    isRecoilElectron_ = isRecoilElectron;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Check whether this track is a photon that has undergone a
    * photo-nuclear reaction.
@@ -131,6 +148,9 @@ class UserTrackInformation : public G4VUserTrackInformation {
   /// Flag indicating whether this track is a brem candidate
   bool isBremCandidate_{false};
 
+  /// Flag indicating whether this track is a recoil electron
+  bool isRecoilElectron_{false};
+
   /**
    * Flag indicating whether this track has undergone a photo-nuclear
    * reaction.