diff --git a/data/block/trigger.go b/data/block/trigger.go
index c8b511e3..6d091e1e 100644
--- a/data/block/trigger.go
+++ b/data/block/trigger.go
@@ -191,3 +191,21 @@ func (strV2 *ShardTriggerRegistryV2) SetEpochStartHeaderHandler(epochStartHeader
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// GetEpochStartHeaderHandler returns the epoch start header handler
+func (m *MetaTriggerRegistry) GetEpochStartHeaderHandler() data.HeaderHandler {
+	if m == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return m.EpochStartMeta
+}
+
+// GetEpochStartHeaderHandler returns the epoch start header handler
+func (m *SovereignShardTriggerRegistry) GetEpochStartHeaderHandler() data.HeaderHandler {
+	if m == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return m.SovereignChainHeader
+}
diff --git a/data/interface.go b/data/interface.go
index 9f72a9c6..30891e5a 100644
--- a/data/interface.go
+++ b/data/interface.go
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ type TriggerRegistryHandler interface {
 	SetEpochStartHeaderHandler(epochStartHeaderHandler HeaderHandler) error
 }
 
+// MetaTriggerRegistryHandler defines meta chain trigger registry interface
+type MetaTriggerRegistryHandler interface {
+	GetEpoch() uint32
+	GetCurrentRound() uint64
+	GetEpochFinalityAttestingRound() uint64
+	GetCurrEpochStartRound() uint64
+	GetPrevEpochStartRound() uint64
+	GetEpochStartMetaHash() []byte
+	GetEpochStartHeaderHandler() HeaderHandler
+}
+
 // CommonHeaderHandler defines getters and setters for header data holder
 type CommonHeaderHandler interface {
 	GetShardID() uint32