diff --git a/aeron-client/src/main/cpp_wrapper/Context.h b/aeron-client/src/main/cpp_wrapper/Context.h
index ad10ceda66..7ea1f07cb7 100644
--- a/aeron-client/src/main/cpp_wrapper/Context.h
+++ b/aeron-client/src/main/cpp_wrapper/Context.h
@@ -278,6 +278,16 @@ class Context
         return *this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the directory that the Aeron client will use to communicate with the media driver.
+     *
+     * @return aeron directory
+     */
+    inline std::string aeronDir()
+    {
+        return std::string(aeron_context_get_dir(m_context));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the name for this Aeron client.
      *