diff --git a/libraries/chain/fork_database.cpp b/libraries/chain/fork_database.cpp
index 6431c7d5f1..c98a48c3d1 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/fork_database.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/fork_database.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace eosio::chain {
       fork_multi_index_type  index;
       bsp                    root; // Only uses the block_header_state_legacy portion
       bsp                    head;
-      std::filesystem::path  datadir;
+      const std::filesystem::path  datadir;
 
       explicit         fork_database_impl( const std::filesystem::path& data_dir ) : datadir(data_dir) {}
 
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ namespace eosio::chain {
       my->open_impl( validator );
    }
 
+   template<class bsp>
+   std::filesystem::path fork_database<bsp>::get_data_dir() const {
+      return my->datadir;
+   }
+
    template<class bsp>
    void fork_database_impl<bsp>::open_impl( validator_t& validator ) {
       if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(datadir))
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/fork_database.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/fork_database.hpp
index cdd1d13fab..d43031cf98 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/fork_database.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/fork_database.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ namespace eosio::chain {
       explicit fork_database( const std::filesystem::path& data_dir );
       ~fork_database();
 
+      std::filesystem::path get_data_dir() const;
+
       void open( validator_t& validator );
       void close();