diff --git a/core/include/detray/tracks/bound_track_parameters.hpp b/core/include/detray/tracks/bound_track_parameters.hpp
index 870b65dc78..e4297b2b75 100644
--- a/core/include/detray/tracks/bound_track_parameters.hpp
+++ b/core/include/detray/tracks/bound_track_parameters.hpp
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ struct bound_track_parameters {
     DETRAY_HOST_DEVICE
     scalar_type qopT() const { return track_helper().qopT(m_vector); }
 
+    DETRAY_HOST_DEVICE
+    scalar_type qopz() const { return track_helper().qopz(m_vector); }
+
     DETRAY_HOST_DEVICE
     scalar_type p() const { return track_helper().p(m_vector); }
 
@@ -156,6 +159,11 @@ struct bound_track_parameters {
         return std::abs(1.f / this->qop() * getter::perp(this->dir()));
     }
 
+    DETRAY_HOST_DEVICE
+    scalar_type pz() const {
+        return std::abs(1.f / this->qop() * this->dir()[2]);
+    }
+
     private:
     geometry::barcode m_barcode;
     vector_type m_vector;
diff --git a/core/include/detray/tracks/detail/track_helper.hpp b/core/include/detray/tracks/detail/track_helper.hpp
index 9ec5d711ff..a78427d00c 100644
--- a/core/include/detray/tracks/detail/track_helper.hpp
+++ b/core/include/detray/tracks/detail/track_helper.hpp
@@ -137,6 +137,21 @@ struct track_helper {
                sinTheta;
     }
 
+    DETRAY_HOST_DEVICE
+    inline scalar_type qopz(const free_vector& free_vec) const {
+        const auto dir = this->dir(free_vec);
+        return matrix_operator().element(free_vec, e_free_qoverp, 0u) / dir[2];
+    }
+
+    DETRAY_HOST_DEVICE
+    inline scalar_type qopz(const bound_vector& bound_vec) const {
+        const scalar_type theta{
+            matrix_operator().element(bound_vec, e_bound_theta, 0u)};
+        const scalar_type cosTheta{math_ns::cos(theta)};
+        return matrix_operator().element(bound_vec, e_bound_qoverp, 0u) /
+               cosTheta;
+    }
+
     DETRAY_HOST_DEVICE
     inline scalar_type time(const free_vector& free_vec) const {
         return matrix_operator().element(free_vec, e_free_time, 0u);
diff --git a/core/include/detray/tracks/free_track_parameters.hpp b/core/include/detray/tracks/free_track_parameters.hpp
index 8bfbab145b..f61a5198ea 100644
--- a/core/include/detray/tracks/free_track_parameters.hpp
+++ b/core/include/detray/tracks/free_track_parameters.hpp
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ struct free_track_parameters {
     DETRAY_HOST_DEVICE
     scalar_type qopT() const { return track_helper().qopT(m_vector); }
 
+    DETRAY_HOST_DEVICE
+    scalar_type qopz() const { return track_helper().qopz(m_vector); }
+
     DETRAY_HOST_DEVICE
     scalar_type p() const { return track_helper().p(m_vector); }
 
@@ -158,6 +161,11 @@ struct free_track_parameters {
         return std::abs(1.f / this->qop() * getter::perp(this->dir()));
     }
 
+    DETRAY_HOST_DEVICE
+    scalar_type pz() const {
+        return std::abs(1.f / this->qop() * this->dir()[2]);
+    }
+
     private:
     vector_type m_vector = matrix_operator().template zero<e_free_size, 1>();
     covariance_type m_covariance =
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/cpu/tools_track.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/cpu/tools_track.cpp
index 9420d42781..9e79886cb2 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/cpu/tools_track.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/cpu/tools_track.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ GTEST_TEST(detray_tracks, bound_track_parameters) {
                     std::sin(getter::element(bound_vec1, e_bound_theta, 0u)),
                 tol);
     EXPECT_NEAR(bound_param1.qopT(), -1.f / bound_param1.pT(), tol);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(bound_param1.pz(),
+                1.f /
+                    std::abs(getter::element(bound_vec1, e_bound_qoverp, 0u)) *
+                    std::cos(getter::element(bound_vec1, e_bound_theta, 0u)),
+                tol);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(bound_param1.qopz(), -1.f / bound_param1.pz(), tol);
 
     // second track
     dindex sf_idx2 = 1u;
@@ -178,6 +184,8 @@ GTEST_TEST(detray_tracks, free_track_parameters) {
     EXPECT_NEAR(free_param1.pT(),
                 std::sqrt(std::pow(mom[0], 2.f) + std::pow(mom[1], 2.f)), tol);
     EXPECT_NEAR(free_param1.qopT(), charge / free_param1.pT(), tol);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(free_param1.pz(), mom[2], tol);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(free_param1.qopz(), charge / free_param1.pz(), tol);
     EXPECT_NEAR(free_param1.mom()[0], free_param1.p() * free_param1.dir()[0],
                 tol);
     EXPECT_NEAR(free_param1.mom()[1], free_param1.p() * free_param1.dir()[1],