diff --git a/Builds/CMake/RippledCore.cmake b/Builds/CMake/RippledCore.cmake
index eb49642e9..b43a2e688 100644
--- a/Builds/CMake/RippledCore.cmake
+++ b/Builds/CMake/RippledCore.cmake
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ target_sources (xrpl_core PRIVATE
   src/ripple/protocol/impl/Sign.cpp
   src/ripple/protocol/impl/TER.cpp
   src/ripple/protocol/impl/TxFormats.cpp
+  src/ripple/protocol/impl/TxMeta.cpp
   src/ripple/protocol/impl/UintTypes.cpp
   src/ripple/protocol/impl/digest.cpp
   src/ripple/protocol/impl/tokens.cpp
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ install (
     src/ripple/protocol/TER.h
     src/ripple/protocol/TxFlags.h
     src/ripple/protocol/TxFormats.h
+    src/ripple/protocol/TxMeta.h
     src/ripple/protocol/UintTypes.h
     src/ripple/protocol/digest.h
     src/ripple/protocol/jss.h
@@ -484,7 +486,6 @@ target_sources (rippled PRIVATE
   src/ripple/ledger/impl/PaymentSandbox.cpp
   src/ripple/ledger/impl/RawStateTable.cpp
   src/ripple/ledger/impl/ReadView.cpp
-  src/ripple/ledger/impl/TxMeta.cpp
   src/ripple/ledger/impl/View.cpp
   #[===============================[
      main sources:
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/Ledger.h b/src/ripple/app/ledger/Ledger.h
index e614c6f27..d40e73feb 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/Ledger.h
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/Ledger.h
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 #include <ripple/beast/utility/Journal.h>
 #include <ripple/core/TimeKeeper.h>
 #include <ripple/ledger/CachedView.h>
-#include <ripple/ledger/TxMeta.h>
 #include <ripple/ledger/View.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/Book.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/Indexes.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/STLedgerEntry.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/Serializer.h>
+#include <ripple/protocol/TxMeta.h>
 #include <ripple/shamap/SHAMap.h>
 #include <mutex>
 
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/misc/Transaction.h b/src/ripple/app/misc/Transaction.h
index 15222d8d8..07802becf 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/misc/Transaction.h
+++ b/src/ripple/app/misc/Transaction.h
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
 
 #include <ripple/basics/RangeSet.h>
 #include <ripple/beast/utility/Journal.h>
-#include <ripple/ledger/TxMeta.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/ErrorCodes.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/Protocol.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/STTx.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/TER.h>
+#include <ripple/protocol/TxMeta.h>
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <optional>
 #include <variant>
diff --git a/src/ripple/ledger/detail/ApplyStateTable.h b/src/ripple/ledger/detail/ApplyStateTable.h
index c090997a4..3fbc49609 100644
--- a/src/ripple/ledger/detail/ApplyStateTable.h
+++ b/src/ripple/ledger/detail/ApplyStateTable.h
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 #include <ripple/ledger/OpenView.h>
 #include <ripple/ledger/RawView.h>
 #include <ripple/ledger/ReadView.h>
-#include <ripple/ledger/TxMeta.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/TER.h>
+#include <ripple/protocol/TxMeta.h>
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace ripple {
diff --git a/src/ripple/ledger/TxMeta.h b/src/ripple/protocol/TxMeta.h
similarity index 97%
rename from src/ripple/ledger/TxMeta.h
rename to src/ripple/protocol/TxMeta.h
index 1335e71e0..6d61a27e8 100644
--- a/src/ripple/ledger/TxMeta.h
+++ b/src/ripple/protocol/TxMeta.h
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ public:
     {
         return (mNodes);
     }
+    STArray const&
+    getNodes() const
+    {
+        return (mNodes);
+    }
 
     void
     setDeliveredAmount(STAmount const& delivered)
diff --git a/src/ripple/ledger/impl/TxMeta.cpp b/src/ripple/protocol/impl/TxMeta.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/ripple/ledger/impl/TxMeta.cpp
rename to src/ripple/protocol/impl/TxMeta.cpp
index ed0c2e3e1..6030ff89c 100644
--- a/src/ripple/ledger/impl/TxMeta.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/protocol/impl/TxMeta.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #include <ripple/basics/Log.h>
 #include <ripple/basics/contract.h>
 #include <ripple/json/to_string.h>
-#include <ripple/ledger/TxMeta.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/STAccount.h>
+#include <ripple/protocol/TxMeta.h>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace ripple {
diff --git a/src/ripple/rpc/impl/GRPCHelpers.h b/src/ripple/rpc/impl/GRPCHelpers.h
index c5fb669b1..80c34f96c 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rpc/impl/GRPCHelpers.h
+++ b/src/ripple/rpc/impl/GRPCHelpers.h
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 #include "org/xrpl/rpc/v1/transaction.pb.h"
 
 #include <ripple/app/misc/TxQ.h>
-#include <ripple/ledger/TxMeta.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/Protocol.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/STAmount.h>
 #include <ripple/protocol/STTx.h>
+#include <ripple/protocol/TxMeta.h>
 
 #include <functional>
 
diff --git a/src/ripple/rpc/impl/RPCHelpers.h b/src/ripple/rpc/impl/RPCHelpers.h
index d2952aba2..0ecdebe24 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rpc/impl/RPCHelpers.h
+++ b/src/ripple/rpc/impl/RPCHelpers.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define RIPPLE_RPC_RPCHELPERS_H_INCLUDED
 
 #include <ripple/beast/core/SemanticVersion.h>
-#include <ripple/ledger/TxMeta.h>
+#include <ripple/protocol/TxMeta.h>
 
 #include <ripple/app/misc/NetworkOPs.h>
 #include <ripple/app/misc/TxQ.h>