diff --git a/bob/pad/face/database/msu_mfsd.py b/bob/pad/face/database/msu_mfsd.py
index 80e8ab5232d53e88a980665e5680a6f1e7413144..4843ff52ea726d9c118273dab11b547b126ee820 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..24e1e6ea4572a549dce2ab82f0734ab933daa6bc 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..d3be7c94781862f7ba38474eb03f8485ccaf6e87 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,