diff --git a/includes/class-wc-order-item-tax.php b/includes/class-wc-order-item-tax.php
index 20bcb741b5c..38f2761abc9 100644
--- a/includes/class-wc-order-item-tax.php
+++ b/includes/class-wc-order-item-tax.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class WC_Order_Item_Tax extends WC_Order_Item {
 		'compound'           => false,
 		'tax_total'          => 0,
 		'shipping_tax_total' => 0,
+		'rate_percent'       => 0.0,
 	);
 
 	/*
@@ -98,6 +99,15 @@ class WC_Order_Item_Tax extends WC_Order_Item {
 		$this->set_prop( 'compound', (bool) $value );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set rate value.
+	 *
+	 * @param float $value tax rate value.
+	 */
+	public function set_rate_percent( $value ) {
+		$this->set_prop( 'rate_percent', (float) $value );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Set properties based on passed in tax rate by ID.
 	 *
@@ -110,6 +120,7 @@ class WC_Order_Item_Tax extends WC_Order_Item {
 		$this->set_rate_code( WC_Tax::get_rate_code( $tax_rate ) );
 		$this->set_label( WC_Tax::get_rate_label( $tax_rate ) );
 		$this->set_compound( WC_Tax::is_compound( $tax_rate ) );
+		$this->set_rate_percent( WC_Tax::get_rate_percent_value( $tax_rate ) );
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -211,6 +222,16 @@ class WC_Order_Item_Tax extends WC_Order_Item {
 		return $this->get_compound();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get rate value
+	 *
+	 * @param  string $context What the value is for. Valid values are 'view' and 'edit'.
+	 * @return float
+	 */
+	public function get_rate_percent( $context = 'view' ) {
+		return $this->get_prop( 'rate_percent', $context );
+	}
+
 	/*
 	|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	| Array Access Methods
diff --git a/includes/data-stores/class-wc-order-item-tax-data-store.php b/includes/data-stores/class-wc-order-item-tax-data-store.php
index 6a9793dbb1c..ab5325a6e88 100644
--- a/includes/data-stores/class-wc-order-item-tax-data-store.php
+++ b/includes/data-stores/class-wc-order-item-tax-data-store.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class WC_Order_Item_Tax_Data_Store extends Abstract_WC_Order_Item_Type_Data_Stor
 	 * @since 3.0.0
 	 * @var array
 	 */
-	protected $internal_meta_keys = array( 'rate_id', 'label', 'compound', 'tax_amount', 'shipping_tax_amount' );
+	protected $internal_meta_keys = array( 'rate_id', 'label', 'compound', 'tax_amount', 'shipping_tax_amount', 'rate_percent' );
 
 	/**
 	 * Read/populate data properties specific to this order item.
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class WC_Order_Item_Tax_Data_Store extends Abstract_WC_Order_Item_Type_Data_Stor
 				'compound'           => get_metadata( 'order_item', $id, 'compound', true ),
 				'tax_total'          => get_metadata( 'order_item', $id, 'tax_amount', true ),
 				'shipping_tax_total' => get_metadata( 'order_item', $id, 'shipping_tax_amount', true ),
+				'rate_percent'       => get_metadata( 'order_item', $id, 'rate_percent', true ),
 			)
 		);
 		$item->set_object_read( true );
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ class WC_Order_Item_Tax_Data_Store extends Abstract_WC_Order_Item_Type_Data_Stor
 			'compound'            => 'compound',
 			'tax_amount'          => 'tax_total',
 			'shipping_tax_amount' => 'shipping_tax_total',
+			'rate_percent'        => 'rate_percent',
 		);
 		$props_to_update   = $this->get_props_to_update( $item, $meta_key_to_props, 'order_item' );