diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangLeaf.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangLeaf.java
index f59cdcc..9adeff7 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangLeaf.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangLeaf.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
  * Represents leaf data represented in YANG.
  */
 public class YangLeaf
-        implements YangCommonInfo, Parsable {
+        implements YangCommonInfo, Parsable, Cloneable {
 
     /**
      * Name of leaf.
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@
     private String defaultValueInString;
 
     /**
+     * YANG Node in which the leaf is contained.
+     */
+    YangLeavesHolder containedIn;
+
+    /**
      * Creates a YANG leaf.
      */
     public YangLeaf() {
@@ -281,6 +286,30 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Retrieves the YANG node in which the leaf is defined.
+     *
+     * @return the YANG node in which the leaf is defined
+     */
+    public YangLeavesHolder getContainedIn() {
+        return containedIn;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Assigns the YANG node in which the leaf is defined.
+     *
+     * @param containedIn the YANG node in which the leaf is defined
+     */
+    public void setContainedIn(YangLeavesHolder containedIn) {
+        this.containedIn = containedIn;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public YangLeaf clone()
+            throws CloneNotSupportedException {
+        return (YangLeaf) super.clone();
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the type of the parsed data.
      *
      * @return returns LEAF_DATA