diff --git a/sklearn/base.py b/sklearn/base.py
index 8de001f06b9ba..5071bdec85031 100644
--- a/sklearn/base.py
+++ b/sklearn/base.py
@@ -461,7 +461,11 @@ def fit_transform(self, X, y=None, **fit_params):
 ###############################################################################
 class MetaEstimatorMixin(object):
     """Mixin class for all meta estimators in scikit-learn."""
-    # this is just a tag for the moment
+    
+    @property
+    def _pairwise(self):
+        # Indicate if the wrapped estimator is one using a precomputed Gram matrix
+        return getattr(self.estimator, "_pairwise", False)
 
 
 ###############################################################################