2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
index 289b6bc281..601617b21e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ class PostgresEngine(object):
         """
         return True
 
+    @property
+    def supports_tuple_comparison(self):
+        """
+        Do we support comparing tuples, i.e. `(a, b) > (c, d)`?
+        """
+        return True
+
     def is_deadlock(self, error):
         if isinstance(error, self.module.DatabaseError):
             # https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/errcodes-appendix.html
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
index e9b9caa49a..ac92109366 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ class Sqlite3Engine(object):
         """
         return self.module.sqlite_version_info >= (3, 24, 0)
 
+    @property
+    def supports_tuple_comparison(self):
+        """
+        Do we support comparing tuples, i.e. `(a, b) > (c, d)`? This requires
+        SQLite 3.15+.
+        """
+        return self.module.sqlite_version_info >= (3, 15, 0)
+
     def check_database(self, txn):
         pass