diff --git a/.changeset/khaki-cloths-join.md b/.changeset/khaki-cloths-join.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bdf0c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/khaki-cloths-join.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@nodesecure/mama": patch
+---
+
+Add optional location path in ManifestManager.class.ts
diff --git a/workspaces/mama/src/ManifestManager.class.ts b/workspaces/mama/src/ManifestManager.class.ts
index 04cd7eb7..9653ec83 100644
--- a/workspaces/mama/src/ManifestManager.class.ts
+++ b/workspaces/mama/src/ManifestManager.class.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ export type ManifestManagerDocument =
   WorkspacesPackageJSON |
   PackumentVersion;
 
+export interface ManifestManagerOptions {
+  location?: string;
+}
+
 export class ManifestManager<
   MetadataDef extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, any>
 > {
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ export class ManifestManager<
     ManifestManagerDocument,
     NonOptionalPackageJSONProperties
   >;
+  public location?: string;
 
   public flags = Object.seal({
     hasUnsafeScripts: false,
@@ -72,12 +77,14 @@ export class ManifestManager<
   });
 
   constructor(
-    document: ManifestManagerDocument
+    document: ManifestManagerDocument,
+    options: ManifestManagerOptions = {}
   ) {
     this.document = Object.assign(
       { ...ManifestManager.Default },
       structuredClone(document)
     );
+    this.location = typeof options.location === "string" ? path.dirname(options.location) : this.location;
 
     this.flags.isNative = [
       ...this.dependencies,
@@ -211,7 +218,8 @@ export class ManifestManager<
       ) as PackageJSON | WorkspacesPackageJSON;
 
       return new ManifestManager(
-        packageJSON
+        packageJSON,
+        { location: packageLocation }
       );
     }
     catch (cause) {
diff --git a/workspaces/mama/test/ManifestManager.spec.ts b/workspaces/mama/test/ManifestManager.spec.ts
index f0010810..c487b13f 100644
--- a/workspaces/mama/test/ManifestManager.spec.ts
+++ b/workspaces/mama/test/ManifestManager.spec.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,17 @@ describe("ManifestManager", () => {
         }
       );
     });
+
+    it("Should store location if provided", () => {
+      const location = "package.json";
+      const mama = new ManifestManager(kMinimalPackageJSON, { location });
+      assert.strictEqual(mama.location, path.dirname(location));
+    });
+
+    it("Should have location undefined if not provided", () => {
+      const mama = new ManifestManager(kMinimalPackageJSON);
+      assert.strictEqual(mama.location, undefined);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("get dependencies", () => {