diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/text/InContentMetadata.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/text/InContentMetadata.idl
index f6aec7bbee63..5eac10714576 100755
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/text/InContentMetadata.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/text/InContentMetadata.idl
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 #include <com/sun/star/container/XEnumerationAccess.idl>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XChild_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XChild.idl>
+#endif
+
 #ifndef __com_sun_star_text_TextContent_idl__
 #include <com/sun/star/text/TextContent.idl>
 #endif
@@ -68,6 +72,12 @@ service InContentMetadata
         annotated range of text can be enumerated. */
     interface com::sun::star::container::XEnumerationAccess;
 
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /** The <type>TextContent</type> that is the parent of this text range.
+        @since OOo 3.3
+     */
+    interface com::sun::star::container::XChild;
+
 };
 
 
diff --git a/offapi/com/sun/star/text/textfield/MetadataField.idl b/offapi/com/sun/star/text/textfield/MetadataField.idl
index 64918b12849f..962df24dcc06 100755
--- a/offapi/com/sun/star/text/textfield/MetadataField.idl
+++ b/offapi/com/sun/star/text/textfield/MetadataField.idl
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 #include <com/sun/star/container/XEnumerationAccess.idl>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_container_XChild_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XChild.idl>
+#endif
+
 #ifndef __com_sun_star_text_TextField_idl__
 #include <com/sun/star/text/TextField.idl>
 #endif
@@ -77,6 +81,13 @@ service MetadataField
         <type>MetadataField</type> can be enumerated. */
     interface com::sun::star::container::XEnumerationAccess;
 
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /** The <type scope="com::sun::star::text">TextContent</type>
+        that is the parent of this <type>MetadataField</type>.
+        @since OOo 3.3
+     */
+    interface com::sun::star::container::XChild;
+
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** this is the number format for this field.
         @see com::sun::star::util::NumberFormatter