diff --git a/src/Content/Version.php b/src/Content/Version.php
index cba7a1adec..a51ef20320 100644
--- a/src/Content/Version.php
+++ b/src/Content/Version.php
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ public function content(string $language = 'default'): Content
 		);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Provides simplified access to the absolute content file path.
+	 * This should stay an internal method and be removed as soon as
+	 * the dependency on file storage methods is resolved more clearly.
+	 *
+	 * @internal
+	 */
+	public function contentFile(string $language = 'default'): string
+	{
+		return $this->model->storage()->contentFile($this->id, $this->language($language));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new version for the given language
 	 *
diff --git a/tests/Content/VersionTest.php b/tests/Content/VersionTest.php
index a26fcbeacd..4a2f629a1a 100644
--- a/tests/Content/VersionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Content/VersionTest.php
@@ -122,6 +122,37 @@ public function testContentSingleLanguage(): void
 		$this->assertSame('Test', $version->content()->get('title')->value());
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @covers ::contentFile
+	 */
+	public function testContentFileMultiLanguage(): void
+	{
+		$this->setUpMultiLanguage();
+
+		$version = new Version(
+			model: $this->model,
+			id: VersionId::published()
+		);
+
+		$this->assertSame($this->model->root() . '/article.en.txt', $version->contentFile());
+		$this->assertSame($this->model->root() . '/article.de.txt', $version->contentFile('de'));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @covers ::contentFile
+	 */
+	public function testContentFileSingleLanguage(): void
+	{
+		$this->setUpSingleLanguage();
+
+		$version = new Version(
+			model: $this->model,
+			id: VersionId::published()
+		);
+
+		$this->assertSame($this->model->root() . '/article.txt', $version->contentFile());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @covers ::create
 	 */