diff --git a/daemon/fw/forwarder.hpp b/daemon/fw/forwarder.hpp
index bcb3caf..1c3c518 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/forwarder.hpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/forwarder.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include "table/dead-nonce-list.hpp"
 #include "table/network-region-table.hpp"
 
+#include "ns3/ndnSIM/model/cs/ndn-content-store.hpp"
+
 namespace nfd {
 
 namespace fw {
@@ -182,6 +184,13 @@
     return m_networkRegionTable;
   }
 
+public: // allow enabling ndnSIM content store (will be removed in the future)
+  void
+  setCsFromNdnSim(ns3::Ptr<ns3::ndn::ContentStore> cs)
+  {
+    m_csFromNdnSim = cs;
+  }
+
 PUBLIC_WITH_TESTS_ELSE_PRIVATE: // pipelines
   /** \brief incoming Interest pipeline
    */
@@ -284,6 +293,8 @@
   DeadNonceList      m_deadNonceList;
   NetworkRegionTable m_networkRegionTable;
 
+  ns3::Ptr<ns3::ndn::ContentStore> m_csFromNdnSim;
+
   // allow Strategy (base class) to enter pipelines
   friend class fw::Strategy;
 };