diff --git a/db/c.cc b/db/c.cc
index 6da280b46..2ffa714ce 100644
--- a/db/c.cc
+++ b/db/c.cc
@@ -5623,6 +5623,23 @@ int rocksdb_transactiondb_property_int(rocksdb_transactiondb_t* db,
   }
 }
 
+rocksdb_t* rocksdb_transactiondb_get_base_db(
+    rocksdb_transactiondb_t* txn_db) {
+  DB* base_db = txn_db->rep->GetBaseDB();
+
+  if (base_db != nullptr) {
+    rocksdb_t* result = new rocksdb_t;
+    result->rep = base_db;
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+void rocksdb_transactiondb_close_base_db(rocksdb_t* base_db) {
+  delete base_db;
+}
+
 rocksdb_transaction_t* rocksdb_transaction_begin(
     rocksdb_transactiondb_t* txn_db,
     const rocksdb_writeoptions_t* write_options,
diff --git a/db/c_test.c b/db/c_test.c
index a694643bc..80eb90b8a 100644
--- a/db/c_test.c
+++ b/db/c_test.c
@@ -3122,6 +3122,17 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     CheckTxnDBGetCF(txn_db, roptions, cfh, "cf_foo", NULL);
     CheckTxnDBPinGetCF(txn_db, roptions, cfh, "cf_foo", NULL);
 
+
+    //memory usage
+    rocksdb_t* base_db = rocksdb_transactiondb_get_base_db(txn_db);
+    rocksdb_memory_consumers_t* consumers = rocksdb_memory_consumers_create();
+    rocksdb_memory_consumers_add_db(consumers, base_db);
+    rocksdb_memory_usage_t* usage = rocksdb_approximate_memory_usage_create(consumers, &err);
+    CheckNoError(err);
+    rocksdb_approximate_memory_usage_destroy(usage);
+    rocksdb_memory_consumers_destroy(consumers);
+    rocksdb_transactiondb_close_base_db(base_db);
+
     // flush
     rocksdb_flushoptions_t* flush_options = rocksdb_flushoptions_create();
     rocksdb_flushoptions_set_wait(flush_options, 1);
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/c.h b/include/rocksdb/c.h
index 81d05f778..407eb4720 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/c.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/c.h
@@ -2457,6 +2457,12 @@ extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API char* rocksdb_transactiondb_property_value(
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API int rocksdb_transactiondb_property_int(
     rocksdb_transactiondb_t* db, const char* propname, uint64_t* out_val);
 
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API rocksdb_t* rocksdb_transactiondb_get_base_db(
+    rocksdb_transactiondb_t* txn_db);
+
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_transactiondb_close_base_db(
+    rocksdb_t* base_db);
+
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API rocksdb_transaction_t* rocksdb_transaction_begin(
     rocksdb_transactiondb_t* txn_db,
     const rocksdb_writeoptions_t* write_options,