diff --git a/container/src/root/common/utility.hh b/container/src/root/common/utility.hh
index fc1a220..0b60814 100644
--- a/container/src/root/common/utility.hh
+++ b/container/src/root/common/utility.hh
@@ -255,6 +255,16 @@ std::string get_env(const std::string& var)
   return std::string{env};
 }
 
+//! \brief Get `dfi`'s root-related code directory
+//! \details Operating system path to where all `dfi` root-related code resides
+//! \return Operating system absolute path (with trailing slash)
+//! \exception type::RuntimeError if unable to get environment
+//! \since docker-finance 1.1.0
+std::string get_root_path()
+{
+  return get_env("DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_REPO") + "/src/root/";
+}
+
 //! \brief Execute a command in operating system shell
 //! \param cmd Operating system shell command [args]
 //! \return Return value of command
diff --git a/container/src/root/test/unit/utility.hh b/container/src/root/test/unit/utility.hh
index 976989f..5a310b8 100644
--- a/container/src/root/test/unit/utility.hh
+++ b/container/src/root/test/unit/utility.hh
@@ -327,6 +327,14 @@ TEST_F(CommonFree, get_env)
   ASSERT_NO_THROW(common::get_env("DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION"));
 }
 
+TEST_F(CommonFree, get_root_path)
+{
+  ASSERT_NO_THROW(common::get_root_path());
+  ASSERT_EQ(
+      common::get_root_path(),
+      common::get_env("DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_REPO") + "/src/root/");
+}
+
 TEST_F(CommonFree, exec)
 {
   ASSERT_NE(common::exec("should-not-exist"), 0);