diff --git a/packages/experimental-utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts b/packages/experimental-utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
index d74af833121..22d3b063795 100644
--- a/packages/experimental-utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
+++ b/packages/experimental-utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ interface RuleContext<
    */
   getDeclaredVariables(node: TSESTree.Node): Scope.Variable[];
 
+  /**
+   * returns the cwd passed to Linter.
+   * It is a path to a directory that should be considered as the current working directory.
+   */
+  getCwd(): string;
+
   /**
    * Returns the filename associated with the source.
    */