diff --git a/src/backends/meta-color-profile.c b/src/backends/meta-color-profile.c
index 43259a89c..f759f2687 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-color-profile.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-color-profile.c
@@ -368,6 +368,12 @@ meta_color_profile_get_id (MetaColorProfile *color_profile)
   return color_profile->cd_profile_id;
 }
 
+const char *
+meta_color_profile_get_file_path (MetaColorProfile *color_profile)
+{
+  return cd_profile_get_filename (color_profile->cd_profile);
+}
+
 const char *
 meta_color_profile_get_brightness_profile (MetaColorProfile *color_profile)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-color-profile.h b/src/backends/meta-color-profile.h
index a38b979f8..72c894aab 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-color-profile.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-color-profile.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ gboolean meta_color_profile_is_ready (MetaColorProfile *color_profile);
 META_EXPORT_TEST
 const char * meta_color_profile_get_id (MetaColorProfile *color_profile);
 
+const char * meta_color_profile_get_file_path (MetaColorProfile *color_profile);
+
 const char * meta_color_profile_get_brightness_profile (MetaColorProfile *color_profile);
 
 #endif /* META_COLOR_PROFILE_H */