diff --git a/include/buffer.hpp b/include/buffer.hpp
index ad845c4..d199a94 100644
--- a/include/buffer.hpp
+++ b/include/buffer.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,24 @@
 static_assert(sizeof(CircularBufferHeader) == 0x30,
               "Size of CircularBufferHeader struct is incorrect.");
 
+struct QueueEntryHeader
+{
+    little_uint16_t sequenceId; // Offset 0x0
+    little_uint16_t entrySize;  // Offset 0x2
+    uint8_t checksum;           // Offset 0x4
+    uint8_t rdeCommandType;     // Offset 0x5
+    // RDE Command                 Offset 0x6
+    bool operator==(const QueueEntryHeader& other) const
+    {
+        return std::tie(this->sequenceId, this->entrySize, this->checksum,
+                        this->rdeCommandType) ==
+               std::tie(other.sequenceId, other.entrySize, other.checksum,
+                        other.rdeCommandType);
+    }
+};
+static_assert(sizeof(QueueEntryHeader) == 0x6,
+              "Size of QueueEntryHeader struct is incorrect.");
+
 /**
  * An interface class for the buffer helper APIs
  */
@@ -99,6 +117,13 @@
     virtual std::vector<uint8_t>
         wraparoundRead(const uint32_t offset, const uint32_t length,
                        const uint32_t additionalBoundaryCheck) = 0;
+    /**
+     * Read the entry header from shared buffer
+     *
+     * @param[in] offset - offset to read from
+     * @return the entry header
+     */
+    virtual struct QueueEntryHeader readEntryHeader(size_t offset) = 0;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -120,6 +145,7 @@
     std::vector<uint8_t>
         wraparoundRead(const uint32_t offset, const uint32_t length,
                        const uint32_t additionalBoundaryCheck = 0) override;
+    struct QueueEntryHeader readEntryHeader(size_t offset) override;
 
   private:
     /** @brief The Error log queue starts after the UE region, which is where