diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Container/Container.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Container/Container.cs
index 93bfa0aade..b4383d8fb0 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Container/Container.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Container/Container.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ public abstract class Container
         /// </summary>
         public abstract string Id { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the parent Database reference
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract Database Database { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the conflicts
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Container/ContainerInternal.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Container/ContainerInternal.cs
index 2cda57c13a..fa5820e1a7 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Container/ContainerInternal.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Container/ContainerInternal.cs
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos
 
     internal abstract class ContainerInternal : Container
     {
-        public abstract Database Database { get; }
-
         internal abstract Uri LinkUri { get; }
 
         internal abstract CosmosClientContext ClientContext { get; }
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Database/Database.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Database/Database.cs
index efd1b06cce..82f0ff109b 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Database/Database.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Database/Database.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos
     /// <summary>
     /// Operations for reading or deleting an existing database.
     ///
-    /// See <see cref="CosmosClient"/> for creating new databases, and reading/querying all databases; use `client.Databases`.
+    /// See <see cref="Client"/> for creating new databases, and reading/querying all databases; use `client.Databases`.
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
     /// Note: all these operations make calls against a fixed budget.
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ public abstract class Database
         /// </summary>
         public abstract string Id { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The parent Cosmos client instance related the database instance
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract CosmosClient Client { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Reads a <see cref="DatabaseProperties"/> from the Azure Cosmos service as an asynchronous operation.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Database/DatabaseCore.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Database/DatabaseCore.cs
index 234f2465cd..0717edee54 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Database/DatabaseCore.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Resource/Database/DatabaseCore.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos
     /// <summary>
     /// Operations for reading or deleting an existing database.
     ///
-    /// <see cref="CosmosClient"/> for or creating new databases, and reading/querying all databases; use `client.Databases`.
+    /// <see cref="Client"/> for or creating new databases, and reading/querying all databases; use `client.Databases`.
     /// </summary>
     internal class DatabaseCore : DatabaseInternal
     {
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ protected DatabaseCore(
 
         public override string Id { get; }
 
+        public override CosmosClient Client => this.ClientContext.Client;
+
         internal override Uri LinkUri { get; }
 
         internal override CosmosClientContext ClientContext { get; }
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/CosmosItemTests.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/CosmosItemTests.cs
index c70e3643ac..0de61a205c 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/CosmosItemTests.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.EmulatorTests/CosmosItemTests.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ public async Task Cleanup()
             await base.TestCleanup();
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void ParentResourceTest()
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(this.database, this.Container.Database);
+            Assert.AreEqual(this.cosmosClient, this.Container.Database.Client);
+        }
+
         [TestMethod]
         public async Task CreateDropItemTest()
         {
diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/DotNetSDKAPI.json b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/DotNetSDKAPI.json
index a5b1ffb912..1c23f908ea 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/DotNetSDKAPI.json
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/tests/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Tests/DotNetSDKAPI.json
@@ -677,6 +677,16 @@
           "Attributes": [],
           "MethodInfo": null
         },
+        "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Database Database": {
+          "Type": "Property",
+          "Attributes": [],
+          "MethodInfo": null
+        },
+        "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Database get_Database()": {
+          "Type": "Method",
+          "Attributes": [],
+          "MethodInfo": "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Database get_Database()"
+        },
         "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.FeedIterator GetItemQueryStreamIterator(Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.QueryDefinition, System.String, Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.QueryRequestOptions)": {
           "Type": "Method",
           "Attributes": [],
@@ -2015,6 +2025,16 @@
           "Attributes": [],
           "MethodInfo": "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Container GetContainer(System.String)"
         },
+        "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.CosmosClient Client": {
+          "Type": "Property",
+          "Attributes": [],
+          "MethodInfo": null
+        },
+        "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.CosmosClient get_Client()": {
+          "Type": "Method",
+          "Attributes": [],
+          "MethodInfo": "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.CosmosClient get_Client()"
+        },
         "Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.FeedIterator GetContainerQueryStreamIterator(Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.QueryDefinition, System.String, Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.QueryRequestOptions)": {
           "Type": "Method",
           "Attributes": [],