diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/IntentData.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/IntentData.java
index f1776a9..1bfa0dc 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/IntentData.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/IntentData.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import org.onosproject.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onosproject.store.Timestamp;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 
     private IntentState state;
     private Timestamp version;
+    private NodeId origin;
 
     private List<Intent> installables;
 
@@ -61,6 +63,19 @@
         return version;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the origin, which is the node that created the instance.
+     *
+     * @param origin origin instance
+     */
+    public void setOrigin(NodeId origin) {
+        this.origin = origin;
+    }
+
+    public NodeId origin() {
+        return origin;
+    }
+
     public void setState(IntentState newState) {
         this.state = newState;
     }