diff --git a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/ref/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.cs b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/ref/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.cs
index 98717cb091a5f5..b5c18ee34b897c 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/ref/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/ref/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public static partial class ChainedBuilderExtensions
     public partial class ChainedConfigurationProvider : Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.IConfigurationProvider, System.IDisposable
     {
         public ChainedConfigurationProvider(Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.ChainedConfigurationSource source) { }
+        public Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.IConfiguration Configuration { get { throw null; } }
         public void Dispose() { }
         public System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string> GetChildKeys(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string> earlierKeys, string? parentPath) { throw null; }
         public Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives.IChangeToken GetReloadToken() { throw null; }
diff --git a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/src/ChainedConfigurationProvider.cs b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/src/ChainedConfigurationProvider.cs
index f0a9380a6656e2..c5d46497155e8d 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/src/ChainedConfigurationProvider.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/src/ChainedConfigurationProvider.cs
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ public class ChainedConfigurationProvider : IConfigurationProvider, IDisposable
         /// <param name="source">The source configuration.</param>
         public ChainedConfigurationProvider(ChainedConfigurationSource source!!)
         {
-            if (source.Configuration == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Format(SR.InvalidNullArgument, "source.Configuration"), nameof(source));
-            }
-
-            _config = source.Configuration;
+            _config = source.Configuration ?? throw new ArgumentException(SR.Format(SR.InvalidNullArgument, "source.Configuration"), nameof(source));
             _shouldDisposeConfig = source.ShouldDisposeConfiguration;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the chained configuration.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IConfiguration Configuration => _config;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Tries to get a configuration value for the specified key.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/tests/ChainedConfigurationProviderTests.cs b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/tests/ChainedConfigurationProviderTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b18da67bd69a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/tests/ChainedConfigurationProviderTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Memory;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Test
+{
+    public class ChainedConfigurationProvierTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void ChainedConfiguration_UsingMemoryConfigurationSource_ChainedCouldExposeProvider()
+        {
+            var chainedConfigurationProvider = new ChainedConfigurationSource
+                {
+                    Configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+                            .Add(new MemoryConfigurationSource {
+                                InitialData = new Dictionary<string, string>() { { "a:b", "c" } }
+                            })
+                            .Build(),
+                    ShouldDisposeConfiguration = false,
+                }
+                .Build(new ConfigurationBuilder()) as ChainedConfigurationProvider;
+
+            Assert.True(chainedConfigurationProvider.TryGet("a:b", out string? value));
+            Assert.Equal("c", value);
+            Assert.Equal("c", chainedConfigurationProvider.Configuration["a:b"]);
+
+            var configRoot = chainedConfigurationProvider.Configuration as IConfigurationRoot;
+            Assert.NotNull(configRoot);
+            Assert.Equal(1, configRoot.Providers.Count());
+            Assert.IsType<MemoryConfigurationProvider>(configRoot.Providers.First());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ChainedConfiguration_ExposesProvider()
+        {
+            var providers = new IConfigurationProvider[] {
+                new TestConfigurationProvider("foo", "foo-value")
+            };
+            var chainedConfigurationSource = new ChainedConfigurationSource
+            {
+                Configuration = new ConfigurationRoot(providers),
+                ShouldDisposeConfiguration = false,
+            };
+
+            var chainedConfigurationProvider = chainedConfigurationSource
+                .Build(new ConfigurationBuilder()) as ChainedConfigurationProvider;
+
+            var configRoot = chainedConfigurationProvider.Configuration as IConfigurationRoot;
+            Assert.NotNull(configRoot);
+            Assert.Equal(providers, configRoot.Providers);
+        }
+
+        private class TestConfigurationProvider : ConfigurationProvider
+        {
+            public TestConfigurationProvider(string key, string value)
+                => Data.Add(key, value);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/tests/ConfigurationManagerTest.cs b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/tests/ConfigurationManagerTest.cs
index d4561ee4889e65..7f2ca2877a48f8 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/tests/ConfigurationManagerTest.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration/tests/ConfigurationManagerTest.cs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public async Task ProviderDisposeDelayedWaitingOnConcurrentRead(Action<IConfigur
 
             builder.Add(new TestConfigurationSource(provider));
 
-            // Reading configuration will block on provider.TryRead() or profvider.GetChildKeys().
+            // Reading configuration will block on provider.TryRead() or provider.GetChildKeys().
             var readTask = Task.Run(() => concurrentReadAction(config));
             await provider.ReadStartedTask;