diff --git a/iphone/CoreApi/CoreApi/TrackRecorder/TrackRecordingInfo.h b/iphone/CoreApi/CoreApi/TrackRecorder/TrackRecordingInfo.h
index 6289e90c0b..eaf1adb902 100644
--- a/iphone/CoreApi/CoreApi/TrackRecorder/TrackRecordingInfo.h
+++ b/iphone/CoreApi/CoreApi/TrackRecorder/TrackRecordingInfo.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) NSString * maxElevation;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) NSString * minElevation;
 
++ (TrackRecordingInfo *)emptyInfo;
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/iphone/CoreApi/CoreApi/TrackRecorder/TrackRecordingInfo.mm b/iphone/CoreApi/CoreApi/TrackRecorder/TrackRecordingInfo.mm
index 1cdc8f1d00..88fb0a2c4e 100644
--- a/iphone/CoreApi/CoreApi/TrackRecorder/TrackRecordingInfo.mm
+++ b/iphone/CoreApi/CoreApi/TrackRecorder/TrackRecordingInfo.mm
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 
 @implementation TrackRecordingInfo
 
++ (TrackRecordingInfo *)emptyInfo {
+  return [[TrackRecordingInfo alloc] initWithGpsTrackInfo:GpsTrackInfo()];
+}
+
 @end
 
 @implementation TrackRecordingInfo (Core)