diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/commonDb.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/commonDb.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e1e5141a6..0000000000
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/commonDb.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-import { sanitizeText as _sanitizeText } from './diagrams/common/common.js';
-import { getConfig } from './config.js';
-let title = '';
-let diagramTitle = '';
-let description = '';
-
-const sanitizeText = (txt: string): string => _sanitizeText(txt, getConfig());
-
-export const clear = function (): void {
-  title = '';
-  description = '';
-  diagramTitle = '';
-};
-
-export const setAccTitle = function (txt: string): void {
-  title = sanitizeText(txt).replace(/^\s+/g, '');
-};
-
-export const getAccTitle = function (): string {
-  return title || diagramTitle;
-};
-
-export const setAccDescription = function (txt: string): void {
-  description = sanitizeText(txt).replace(/\n\s+/g, '\n');
-};
-
-export const getAccDescription = function (): string {
-  return description;
-};
-
-export const setDiagramTitle = function (txt: string): void {
-  diagramTitle = sanitizeText(txt);
-};
-
-export const getDiagramTitle = function (): string {
-  return diagramTitle;
-};
-
-export default {
-  getAccTitle,
-  setAccTitle,
-  getDiagramTitle,
-  setDiagramTitle,
-  getAccDescription,
-  setAccDescription,
-  clear,
-};
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/diagramAPI.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/diagramAPI.ts
index 00da66ffe4..6f1421527a 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/diagramAPI.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/diagramAPI.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { sanitizeText as _sanitizeText } from '../diagrams/common/common.js';
 import { setupGraphViewbox as _setupGraphViewbox } from '../setupGraphViewbox.js';
 import { addStylesForDiagram } from '../styles.js';
 import type { DiagramDefinition, DiagramDetector } from './types.js';
-import * as _commonDb from '../commonDb.js';
+import * as _commonDb from '../diagrams/common/commonDb.js';
 import { parseDirective as _parseDirective } from '../directiveUtils.js';
 
 /*
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/c4Db.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/c4Db.js
index 09dcc13cda..7c450940f6 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/c4Db.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/c4Db.js
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import mermaidAPI from '../../mermaidAPI.js';
 import * as configApi from '../../config.js';
 import { sanitizeText } from '../common/common.js';
-import { setAccTitle, getAccTitle, getAccDescription, setAccDescription } from '../../commonDb.js';
+import {
+  setAccTitle,
+  getAccTitle,
+  getAccDescription,
+  setAccDescription,
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 
 let c4ShapeArray = [];
 let boundaryParseStack = [''];
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classDb.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classDb.ts
index b14b1d07a1..786a3e2b26 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classDb.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classDb.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   clear as commonClear,
   setDiagramTitle,
   getDiagramTitle,
-} from '../../commonDb.js';
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 import type {
   ClassRelation,
   ClassNode,
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/common/commonDb.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/common/commonDb.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49198e683a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/common/commonDb.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { sanitizeText as _sanitizeText } from './common.js';
+import { getConfig } from '../../config.js';
+import type { CommonDb } from './commonTypes.js';
+
+let accTitle = '';
+let diagramTitle = '';
+let accDescription = '';
+
+const sanitizeText = (txt: string): string => _sanitizeText(txt, getConfig());
+
+export const clear = (): void => {
+  accTitle = '';
+  accDescription = '';
+  diagramTitle = '';
+};
+
+export const setAccTitle = (txt: string): void => {
+  accTitle = sanitizeText(txt).replace(/^\s+/g, '');
+};
+
+export const getAccTitle = (): string => {
+  return accTitle;
+};
+
+export const setAccDescription = (txt: string): void => {
+  accDescription = sanitizeText(txt).replace(/\n\s+/g, '\n');
+};
+
+export const getAccDescription = (): string => {
+  return accDescription;
+};
+
+export const setDiagramTitle = (txt: string): void => {
+  diagramTitle = sanitizeText(txt);
+};
+
+export const getDiagramTitle = (): string => diagramTitle;
+
+export const db: CommonDb = {
+  getAccTitle,
+  setAccTitle,
+  getDiagramTitle,
+  setDiagramTitle,
+  getAccDescription,
+  setAccDescription,
+  clear,
+};
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/common/commonTypes.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/common/commonTypes.ts
index 84c26db6e1..b856bc362a 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/common/commonTypes.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/common/commonTypes.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { DiagramDB } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
+
 export interface RectData {
   x: number;
   y: number;
@@ -56,3 +58,13 @@ export type D3ImageElement = d3.Selection<SVGImageElement, unknown, Element | nu
 export type D3TextElement = d3.Selection<SVGTextElement, unknown, Element | null, unknown>;
 
 export type D3TSpanElement = d3.Selection<SVGTSpanElement, unknown, Element | null, unknown>;
+
+export interface CommonDb extends DiagramDB {
+  clear: () => void;
+  setDiagramTitle: (title: string) => void;
+  getDiagramTitle: () => string;
+  setAccTitle: (title: string) => void;
+  getAccTitle: () => string;
+  setAccDescription: (describetion: string) => void;
+  getAccDescription: () => string;
+}
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/erDb.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/erDb.js
index 2f412f7dd8..01bbb585cd 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/erDb.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/erDb.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   clear as commonClear,
   setDiagramTitle,
   getDiagramTitle,
-} from '../../commonDb.js';
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 
 let entities = {};
 let relationships = [];
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.js
index ea8fa71d2b..2bb50abee1 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   clear as commonClear,
   setDiagramTitle,
   getDiagramTitle,
-} from '../../commonDb.js';
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 
 const MERMAID_DOM_ID_PREFIX = 'flowchart-';
 let vertexCounter = 0;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttDb.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttDb.js
index da838f8392..3ff7955f85 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttDb.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttDb.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   clear as commonClear,
   setDiagramTitle,
   getDiagramTitle,
-} from '../../commonDb.js';
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 
 dayjs.extend(dayjsIsoWeek);
 dayjs.extend(dayjsCustomParseFormat);
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/git/gitGraphAst.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/git/gitGraphAst.js
index 416479d151..dc9c32da9b 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/git/gitGraphAst.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/git/gitGraphAst.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   clear as commonClear,
   setDiagramTitle,
   getDiagramTitle,
-} from '../../commonDb.js';
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 
 let mainBranchName = getConfig().gitGraph.mainBranchName;
 let mainBranchOrder = getConfig().gitGraph.mainBranchOrder;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieDb.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieDb.ts
index dbe50f08a0..7f209de460 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieDb.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieDb.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   getAccDescription,
   setAccDescription,
   clear as commonClear,
-} from '../../commonDb.js';
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 import type { ParseDirectiveDefinition } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
 import type { PieFields, PieDB, Sections } from './pieTypes.js';
 import type { RequiredDeep } from 'type-fest';
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/quadrant-chart/quadrantDb.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/quadrant-chart/quadrantDb.ts
index c0c0f4c8ac..0dc87a2d48 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/quadrant-chart/quadrantDb.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/quadrant-chart/quadrantDb.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   getAccDescription,
   setAccDescription,
   clear as commonClear,
-} from '../../commonDb.js';
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 import { QuadrantBuilder } from './quadrantBuilder.js';
 
 const config = configApi.getConfig();
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/requirement/requirementDb.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/requirement/requirementDb.js
index 1d0a3e2e12..c56c4ca162 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/requirement/requirementDb.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/requirement/requirementDb.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   getAccDescription,
   setAccDescription,
   clear as commonClear,
-} from '../../commonDb.js';
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 
 let relations = [];
 let latestRequirement = {};
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sankey/sankeyDB.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sankey/sankeyDB.ts
index f6db1886d6..8b3a22c5a0 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sankey/sankeyDB.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sankey/sankeyDB.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   setDiagramTitle,
   getDiagramTitle,
   clear as commonClear,
-} from '../../commonDb.js';
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 
 // Sankey diagram represented by nodes and links between those nodes
 let links: SankeyLink[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceDb.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceDb.js
index b5d68fb9f5..475b0314d8 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceDb.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceDb.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   getAccDescription,
   setAccDescription,
   clear as commonClear,
-} from '../../commonDb.js';
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 
 let prevActor = undefined;
 let actors = {};
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateDb.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateDb.js
index d9c789a99b..f71290ec3a 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateDb.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateDb.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   clear as commonClear,
   setDiagramTitle,
   getDiagramTitle,
-} from '../../commonDb.js';
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 
 import {
   DEFAULT_DIAGRAM_DIRECTION,
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/timeline/timeline.spec.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/timeline/timeline.spec.js
index 1f6a960244..a6a94fd0c7 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/timeline/timeline.spec.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/timeline/timeline.spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { parser as timeline } from './parser/timeline.jison';
 import * as timelineDB from './timelineDb.js';
 // import { injectUtils } from './mermaidUtils.js';
-import * as _commonDb from '../../commonDb.js';
 import { parseDirective as _parseDirective } from '../../directiveUtils.js';
 
 import {
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import {
 //   getConfig,
 //   sanitizeText,
 //   setupGraphViewBox,
-//   _commonDb,
 //   _parseDirective
 // );
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/timeline/timelineDb.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/timeline/timelineDb.js
index 337cfe4416..e5e22147d1 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/timeline/timelineDb.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/timeline/timelineDb.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { parseDirective as _parseDirective } from '../../directiveUtils.js';
-import * as commonDb from '../../commonDb.js';
+import * as commonDb from '../common/commonDb.js';
 let currentSection = '';
 let currentTaskId = 0;
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/user-journey/journeyDb.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/user-journey/journeyDb.js
index d4f34e9422..509c5dc148 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/user-journey/journeyDb.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/user-journey/journeyDb.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   getAccDescription,
   setAccDescription,
   clear as commonClear,
-} from '../../commonDb.js';
+} from '../common/commonDb.js';
 
 let currentSection = '';