diff --git a/workspaces/mama/src/ManifestManager.class.ts b/workspaces/mama/src/ManifestManager.class.ts
index ac0dc8df..afd5e001 100644
--- a/workspaces/mama/src/ManifestManager.class.ts
+++ b/workspaces/mama/src/ManifestManager.class.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ export type ManifestManagerDocument =
   WorkspacesPackageJSON |
   PackumentVersion;
 
+export type LocatedManifestManager<
+  MetadataDef extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, any>
+> = ManifestManager<MetadataDef> & { location: string; };
+
 export class ManifestManager<
   MetadataDef extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, any>
 > {
@@ -70,6 +74,15 @@ export class ManifestManager<
     gypfile: false
   });
 
+  /**
+   * Type guard to check if a ManifestManager instance has a location
+   */
+  static isLocated<T extends Record<string, any>>(
+    mama: ManifestManager<T>
+  ): mama is LocatedManifestManager<T> {
+    return typeof mama.location !== "undefined";
+  }
+
   public metadata: MetadataDef = Object.create(null);
   public document: WithRequired<
     ManifestManagerDocument,
diff --git a/workspaces/mama/test/ManifestManager.spec.ts b/workspaces/mama/test/ManifestManager.spec.ts
index a0cb5603..f9f525d1 100644
--- a/workspaces/mama/test/ManifestManager.spec.ts
+++ b/workspaces/mama/test/ManifestManager.spec.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,32 @@ const kMinimalPackageJSONIntegrity = hash({
 });
 
 describe("ManifestManager", () => {
+  describe("static isLocated()", () => {
+    it("Should return true for ManifestManager with location", () => {
+      const mama = new ManifestManager(kMinimalPackageJSON, { location: "/tmp/path" });
+      assert.strictEqual(ManifestManager.isLocated(mama), true);
+    });
+
+    it("Should properly narrow type with custom metadata", () => {
+      interface CustomMetadata {
+        customField: string;
+      }
+
+      const mama = new ManifestManager<CustomMetadata>(
+        kMinimalPackageJSON,
+        { location: "/tmp/path" }
+      );
+      mama.metadata.customField = "test";
+
+      if (ManifestManager.isLocated(mama)) {
+        const location: string = mama.location;
+        const metadata: CustomMetadata = mama.metadata;
+        assert.strictEqual(location, "/tmp/path");
+        assert.strictEqual(metadata.customField, "test");
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("static Default", () => {
     test("Property must be Frozen", () => {
       const isUpdated = Reflect.set(ManifestManager.Default, "foo", "bar");