diff --git a/bob/pad/face/database/msu_mfsd.py b/bob/pad/face/database/msu_mfsd.py
index 80e8ab5232d53e88a980665e5680a6f1e7413144..09eeb81ba2ec50cf907e3379deaa431e697fdfd6 100644
--- a/bob/pad/face/database/msu_mfsd.py
+++ b/bob/pad/face/database/msu_mfsd.py
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ class MsuMfsdPadDatabase(PadDatabase):
             original_extension=original_extension,
             **kwargs)
 
+    @property
+    def original_directory(self):
+        return self._db.original_directory
+
+    @original_directory.setter
+    def original_directory(self, value):
+        self._db.original_directory = value
+
     #==========================================================================
     def objects(self,
                 groups=None,
diff --git a/bob/pad/face/database/replay.py b/bob/pad/face/database/replay.py
index f998848767d7bf20a222396493eb2195e93d05da..dc4c4343fc894e1264218fb7f5d45691163acaa7 100644
--- a/bob/pad/face/database/replay.py
+++ b/bob/pad/face/database/replay.py
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ class ReplayPadDatabase(PadDatabase):
             original_extension=original_extension,
             **kwargs)
 
+    @property
+    def original_directory(self):
+        return self._db.original_directory
+
+    @original_directory.setter
+    def original_directory(self, value):
+        self._db.original_directory = value
+
     #==========================================================================
     def objects(self,
                 groups=None,
diff --git a/bob/pad/face/database/replay_mobile.py b/bob/pad/face/database/replay_mobile.py
index 82f8444a443e927779aa55ae063d6fdd730e4579..d942fcd307861ca552a845999af6bad21d4a32b0 100644
--- a/bob/pad/face/database/replay_mobile.py
+++ b/bob/pad/face/database/replay_mobile.py
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ class ReplayMobilePadDatabase(PadDatabase):
             original_extension=original_extension,
             **kwargs)
 
+    @property
+    def original_directory(self):
+        return self._db.original_directory
+
+    @original_directory.setter
+    def original_directory(self, value):
+        self._db.original_directory = value
+
     #==========================================================================
     def objects(self,
                 groups=None,