diff --git a/include/dwarfs/reader/metadata_types.h b/include/dwarfs/reader/metadata_types.h
index 4cc7f38e..74912e21 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/reader/metadata_types.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/reader/metadata_types.h
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ class directory_view {
   directory_iterator begin() const { return directory_iterator{inode_, *g_}; }
   directory_iterator end() const { return directory_iterator{}; }
 
+  dir_entry_view self_entry_view() const;
+
  private:
   directory_view(uint32_t inode, internal::global_metadata const& g)
       : inode_{inode}
diff --git a/src/reader/metadata_types.cpp b/src/reader/metadata_types.cpp
index e18fe8ea..cd1ea930 100644
--- a/src/reader/metadata_types.cpp
+++ b/src/reader/metadata_types.cpp
@@ -154,4 +154,10 @@ uint32_t directory_view::parent_inode() const {
   return ent;
 }
 
+dir_entry_view directory_view::self_entry_view() const {
+  return dir_entry_view{
+      internal::dir_entry_view_impl::from_dir_entry_index_shared(
+          g_->self_dir_entry(inode_), *g_)};
+}
+
 } // namespace dwarfs::reader