diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/handler-framework/lib/cdk-handler.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/handler-framework/lib/cdk-handler.ts
index 0af8ab1df99b2..d82edcfe9bde2 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/handler-framework/lib/cdk-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/handler-framework/lib/cdk-handler.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ export class CdkHandler extends Construct {
    */
   private static readonly DEFAULT_RUNTIME = Runtime.NODEJS_LATEST;
 
+  /**
+   * The local file system directory with the provider's code.
+   */
+  public readonly codeDirectory: string;
+
   /**
    * The source code of your Lambda function.
    */
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@ export class CdkHandler extends Construct {
 
   public constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props: CdkHandlerProps) {
     super(scope, id);
+    this.codeDirectory = props.codeDirectory;
     this.code = Code.fromAsset(props.codeDirectory);
     this.runtime = RuntimeDeterminer.determineLatestRuntime(CdkHandler.DEFAULT_RUNTIME, props.compatibleRuntimes);
   }
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/handler-framework/test/cdk-handler.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/handler-framework/test/cdk-handler.test.ts
index 873df759b58fe..f3e712056a518 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/handler-framework/test/cdk-handler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/handler-framework/test/cdk-handler.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ describe('cdk handler', () => {
     codeDirectory = path.join(__dirname, 'test-handler');
   });
 
+  test('code directory property is correctly set', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack();
+
+    // WHEN
+    const handler = new CdkHandler(stack, 'CdkHandler', {
+      codeDirectory,
+      compatibleRuntimes: [Runtime.NODEJS_16_X, Runtime.NODEJS_LATEST, Runtime.PYTHON_3_12],
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    expect(handler.codeDirectory).toEqual(codeDirectory);
+  });
+
   test('runtime property is correctly set', () => {
     // GIVEN
     const stack = new Stack();