diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/directory_names.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/directory_names.h
index 15c3e35442..6d60569c31 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/directory_names.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/directory_names.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace ARDOUR {
 	LIBARDOUR_API extern const char* const plugins_dir_name;
 	LIBARDOUR_API extern const char* const externals_dir_name;
 	LIBARDOUR_API extern const char* const lua_dir_name;
+	LIBARDOUR_API extern const char* const media_dir_name;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/directory_names.cc b/libs/ardour/directory_names.cc
index f93743de58..86bd220e10 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/directory_names.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/directory_names.cc
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@ const char* const analysis_dir_name = X_("analysis");
 const char* const plugins_dir_name = X_("plugins");
 const char* const externals_dir_name = X_("externals");
 const char* const lua_dir_name = X_("scripts");
+const char* const media_dir_name = X_("media");
 
 }