diff --git a/src/common/slurm_protocol_api.c b/src/common/slurm_protocol_api.c
index e84c73e5d380cf5424d1f046c131e3eec50e48ea..5293cc463145a6f46ccfcebabd5d97d31b7f34b3 100644
--- a/src/common/slurm_protocol_api.c
+++ b/src/common/slurm_protocol_api.c
@@ -938,6 +938,24 @@ char *slurm_get_state_save_location(void)
 	return state_save_loc;
 }
 
+/* slurm_get_tmp_fs
+ * returns the TmpFS configuration parameter from slurmctld_conf object
+ * RET char *    - tmp_fs, MUST be xfreed by caller
+ */
+extern char *slurm_get_tmp_fs(void)
+{
+	char *tmp_fs = NULL;
+	slurm_ctl_conf_t *conf = NULL;
+
+	if (slurmdbd_conf) {
+	} else {
+		conf = slurm_conf_lock();
+		tmp_fs = xstrdup(conf->tmp_fs);
+		slurm_conf_unlock();
+	}
+	return tmp_fs;
+}
+
 /* slurm_get_auth_type
  * returns the authentication type from slurmctld_conf object
  * RET char *    - auth type, MUST be xfreed by caller
diff --git a/src/common/slurm_protocol_api.h b/src/common/slurm_protocol_api.h
index ef36ad0e8b21596a9484613bbe8521958975244d..b8663977ef5c4ae0699522f0e591d3436751c021 100644
--- a/src/common/slurm_protocol_api.h
+++ b/src/common/slurm_protocol_api.h
@@ -381,6 +381,12 @@ uint16_t slurm_get_private_data(void);
  */
 char *slurm_get_state_save_location(void);
 
+/* slurm_get_tmp_fs
+ * returns the TmpFS configuration parameter from slurmctld_conf object
+ * RET char *    - tmp_fs, MUST be xfreed by caller
+ */
+extern char *slurm_get_tmp_fs(void);
+
 /* slurm_get_auth_type
  * returns the authentication type from slurmctld_conf object
  * RET char *    - auth type, MUST be xfreed by caller