diff --git a/stanza/models/constituency/parse_tree.py b/stanza/models/constituency/parse_tree.py
index 26cea9a553..041f33f312 100644
--- a/stanza/models/constituency/parse_tree.py
+++ b/stanza/models/constituency/parse_tree.py
@@ -589,3 +589,19 @@ def write_treebank(trees, out_file, fmt="{}"):
             for tree in trees:
                 fout.write(fmt.format(tree))
                 fout.write("\n")
+
+    def mark_spans(self):
+        self._mark_spans(0)
+
+    def _mark_spans(self, start_index):
+        self.start_index = start_index
+
+        if len(self.children) == 0:
+            self.end_index = start_index + 1
+            return
+
+        for child in self.children:
+            child._mark_spans(start_index)
+            start_index = child.end_index
+
+        self.end_index = start_index
diff --git a/stanza/tests/constituency/test_parse_tree.py b/stanza/tests/constituency/test_parse_tree.py
index ea3dd71af5..4de6e9fc5d 100644
--- a/stanza/tests/constituency/test_parse_tree.py
+++ b/stanza/tests/constituency/test_parse_tree.py
@@ -367,3 +367,17 @@ def test_reverse():
     assert len(trees) == 1
     reversed_tree = trees[0].reverse()
     assert str(reversed_tree) == "(ROOT (S (VP (S (VP (VP (NP (NNS antennae) (NP (POS 's) (NNP Jennifer))) (VB lick)) (TO to))) (VBP want)) (NP (PRP I))))"
+
+def test_mark_spans():
+    text = "(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP want) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB lick) (NP (NP (NNP Jennifer) (POS 's)) (NNS antennae))))))))"
+    trees = tree_reader.read_trees(text)
+    assert len(trees) == 1
+    tree = trees[0]
+
+    tree.mark_spans()
+
+    assert tree.start_index == 0
+    assert tree.end_index == 7
+    for idx, pt in enumerate(tree.yield_preterminals()):
+        assert pt.start_index == idx
+        assert pt.end_index == idx + 1