diff --git a/runtime/compiler/codegen/J9CodeGenerator.hpp b/runtime/compiler/codegen/J9CodeGenerator.hpp
index 51985f37f0f..07ddc7a8013 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/codegen/J9CodeGenerator.hpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/codegen/J9CodeGenerator.hpp
@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ class OMR_EXTENSIBLE CodeGenerator : public OMR::CodeGeneratorConnector
    void setSupportsBigDecimalLongLookasideVersioning() { _flags3.set(SupportsBigDecimalLongLookasideVersioning);}
 
    bool constLoadNeedsLiteralFromPool(TR::Node *node) { return false; }
+   
+   // Java, likely Z
+   bool supportsTrapsInTMRegion() { return true; }
 
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // GPU
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/z/codegen/J9CodeGenerator.hpp b/runtime/compiler/z/codegen/J9CodeGenerator.hpp
index bd9db98f6f0..a2d8b5239c5 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/z/codegen/J9CodeGenerator.hpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/z/codegen/J9CodeGenerator.hpp
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ class OMR_EXTENSIBLE CodeGenerator : public J9::CodeGenerator
    bool canGeneratePDBinaryIntrinsic(TR::ILOpCodes opCode, TR::Node * op1PrecNode, TR::Node * op2PrecNode, TR::Node * resultPrecNode);
 
    bool constLoadNeedsLiteralFromPool(TR::Node *node);
+   
+   bool supportsTrapsInTMRegion(){ return TR::Compiler->target.isZOS();}
 
    using J9::CodeGenerator::addAllocatedRegister;
    void addAllocatedRegister(TR_PseudoRegister * temp);