diff --git a/libpkgconf/client.c b/libpkgconf/client.c
index 503aa43..5fb3ce4 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/client.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/client.c
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ pkgconf_client_new(pkgconf_error_handler_func_t error_handler)
 void
 pkgconf_client_deinit(pkgconf_client_t *client)
 {
+	if (client->sysroot_dir != NULL)
+		free(client->sysroot_dir);
+
+	if (client->buildroot_dir != NULL)
+		free(client->buildroot_dir);
+
 	pkgconf_tuple_free_global(client);
 	pkgconf_path_free(&client->dir_list);
 	pkgconf_cache_free(client);
@@ -44,3 +50,33 @@ pkgconf_client_free(pkgconf_client_t *client)
 	pkgconf_client_deinit(client);
 	free(client);
 }
+
+const char *
+pkgconf_client_get_sysroot_dir(const pkgconf_client_t *client)
+{
+	return client->sysroot_dir;
+}
+
+void
+pkgconf_client_set_sysroot_dir(pkgconf_client_t *client, const char *sysroot_dir)
+{
+	if (client->sysroot_dir != NULL)
+		free(client->sysroot_dir);
+
+	client->sysroot_dir = sysroot_dir != NULL ? strdup(sysroot_dir) : NULL;
+}
+
+const char *
+pkgconf_client_get_buildroot_dir(const pkgconf_client_t *client)
+{
+	return client->buildroot_dir;
+}
+
+void
+pkgconf_client_set_buildroot_dir(pkgconf_client_t *client, const char *buildroot_dir)
+{
+	if (client->buildroot_dir != NULL)
+		free(client->buildroot_dir);
+
+	client->buildroot_dir = buildroot_dir != NULL ? strdup(buildroot_dir) : NULL;
+}
diff --git a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
index 57e59e2..3bb8c6a 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
+++ b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ struct pkgconf_client_ {
 	pkgconf_error_handler_func_t error_handler;
 
 	FILE *auditf;
+
+	char *sysroot_dir;
+	char *buildroot_dir;
 };
 
 /* client.c */
@@ -154,6 +157,10 @@ void pkgconf_client_init(pkgconf_client_t *client, pkgconf_error_handler_func_t
 pkgconf_client_t *pkgconf_client_new(pkgconf_error_handler_func_t error_handler);
 void pkgconf_client_deinit(pkgconf_client_t *client);
 void pkgconf_client_free(pkgconf_client_t *client);
+const char *pkgconf_client_get_sysroot_dir(const pkgconf_client_t *client);
+void pkgconf_client_set_sysroot_dir(pkgconf_client_t *client, const char *sysroot_dir);
+const char *pkgconf_client_get_buildroot_dir(const pkgconf_client_t *client);
+void pkgconf_client_set_buildroot_dir(pkgconf_client_t *client, const char *buildroot_dir);
 
 #define PKGCONF_IS_MODULE_SEPARATOR(c) ((c) == ',' || isspace ((unsigned int)(c)))
 #define PKGCONF_IS_OPERATOR_CHAR(c) ((c) == '<' || (c) == '>' || (c) == '!' || (c) == '=')