diff --git a/lib/dns/db.c b/lib/dns/db.c
index 6ec6d9dc59..54d7ff6a74 100644
--- a/lib/dns/db.c
+++ b/lib/dns/db.c
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ dns_db_iszone(dns_db_t *db) {
 	return (!db->cache);
 }
 
+dns_name_t *
+dns_db_origin(dns_db_t *db) {
+	REQUIRE(DNS_DB_VALID(db));
+
+	return (&db->base);
+}
+
 dns_result_t
 dns_db_load(dns_db_t *db, char *filename) {
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/db.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/db.h
index 48379637d6..7db3e3cde9 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/db.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/db.h
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ dns_db_iscache(dns_db_t *db);
 isc_boolean_t
 dns_db_iszone(dns_db_t *db);
 
+dns_name_t *
+dns_db_origin(dns_db_t *db);
+
 dns_result_t
 dns_db_load(dns_db_t *db, char *filename);