diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/newresource/ResourceStore.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/newresource/ResourceStore.java
index 5a034b4..2cab9d4 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/newresource/ResourceStore.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/newresource/ResourceStore.java
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@
     Collection<ResourcePath> getResources(ResourceConsumer consumer);
 
     /**
+     * Returns a collection of the child resources of the specified parent.
+     *
+     * @param parent parent of the resource to be returned
+     * @return a collection of the child resources of the specified resource
+     */
+    Collection<ResourcePath> getChildResources(ResourcePath parent);
+
+    /**
      * Returns a collection of the resources which are children of the specified parent and
      * whose type is the specified class.
      *