diff --git a/include/ts/ts.h b/include/ts/ts.h
index a74f65ce145..a6f17af43fa 100644
--- a/include/ts/ts.h
+++ b/include/ts/ts.h
@@ -2486,6 +2486,7 @@ tsapi TSReturnCode TSHttpTxnCacheLookupStatusSet(TSHttpTxn txnp, int cachelookup
 tsapi TSReturnCode TSHttpTxnCacheLookupUrlGet(TSHttpTxn txnp, TSMBuffer bufp, TSMLoc obj);
 tsapi TSReturnCode TSHttpTxnCacheLookupUrlSet(TSHttpTxn txnp, TSMBuffer bufp, TSMLoc obj);
 tsapi TSReturnCode TSHttpTxnPrivateSessionSet(TSHttpTxn txnp, int private_session);
+tsapi const char *TSHttpTxnCacheDiskPathGet(TSHttpTxn txnp, int *length);
 tsapi int TSHttpTxnBackgroundFillStarted(TSHttpTxn txnp);
 tsapi int TSHttpTxnIsWebsocket(TSHttpTxn txnp);
 
diff --git a/iocore/cache/I_Cache.h b/iocore/cache/I_Cache.h
index d38716a45b0..0586d8c23d7 100644
--- a/iocore/cache/I_Cache.h
+++ b/iocore/cache/I_Cache.h
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ struct CacheVConnection : public VConnection {
     return -1;
   }
 
+  virtual const char *
+  get_disk_path() const
+  {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
   /** Test if the VC can support pread.
       @return @c true if @c do_io_pread will work, @c false if not.
   */
diff --git a/iocore/cache/P_CacheInternal.h b/iocore/cache/P_CacheInternal.h
index 70f670537d8..68714b55c0b 100644
--- a/iocore/cache/P_CacheInternal.h
+++ b/iocore/cache/P_CacheInternal.h
@@ -293,6 +293,16 @@ struct CacheVC : public CacheVConnection {
     return -1;
   }
 
+  const char *
+  get_disk_path() const override
+  {
+    if (vol && vol->disk) {
+      return vol->disk->path;
+    }
+
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
   bool
   is_compressed_in_ram() const override
   {
diff --git a/proxy/http/HttpCacheSM.h b/proxy/http/HttpCacheSM.h
index 9add57fa26a..29a66ae144d 100644
--- a/proxy/http/HttpCacheSM.h
+++ b/proxy/http/HttpCacheSM.h
@@ -138,6 +138,18 @@ class HttpCacheSM : public Continuation
     return cache_read_vc ? (cache_read_vc->get_volume_number()) : -1;
   }
 
+  const char *
+  get_disk_path()
+  {
+    if (cache_read_vc) {
+      return cache_read_vc->get_disk_path();
+    } else if (cache_write_vc) {
+      return cache_write_vc->get_disk_path();
+    }
+
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+
   inline void
   abort_read()
   {
diff --git a/src/traffic_server/InkAPI.cc b/src/traffic_server/InkAPI.cc
index ef495cb3d11..09a6bd0ab60 100644
--- a/src/traffic_server/InkAPI.cc
+++ b/src/traffic_server/InkAPI.cc
@@ -5551,6 +5551,24 @@ TSHttpTxnIsWebsocket(TSHttpTxn txnp)
   return sm->t_state.is_websocket;
 }
 
+const char *
+TSHttpTxnCacheDiskPathGet(TSHttpTxn txnp, int *length)
+{
+  sdk_assert(sdk_sanity_check_txn(txnp) == TS_SUCCESS);
+
+  HttpSM *sm       = reinterpret_cast<HttpSM *>(txnp);
+  char const *path = nullptr;
+
+  if (HttpCacheSM *c_sm = &(sm->get_cache_sm()); c_sm) {
+    path = c_sm->get_disk_path();
+  }
+  if (length) {
+    *length = path ? strlen(path) : 0;
+  }
+
+  return path;
+}
+
 TSReturnCode
 TSHttpTxnCacheLookupUrlGet(TSHttpTxn txnp, TSMBuffer bufp, TSMLoc obj)
 {