diff --git a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketserver.cpp b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketserver.cpp
index 8e73d2d89c..d2abaa8065 100644
--- a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketserver.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketserver.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <QLocalSocket>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
+#include "libsync/account.h"
+
 #include "fileprovidersocketcontroller.h"
 
 namespace OCC {
@@ -81,6 +83,22 @@ void FileProviderSocketServer::slotSocketDestroyed(const QLocalSocket * const so
     }
 }
 
+FileProviderSocketState FileProviderSocketServer::socketStateForAccount(const QString &userIdAtHost) const
+{
+    auto connected = false;
+    auto latestStatus = SyncResult::Undefined;
+
+    for (const auto &controller : _socketControllers) {
+        if (controller->accountState()->account()->userIdAtHostWithPort() == userIdAtHost) {
+            connected = true;
+            latestStatus = controller->latestStatus();
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return { .connected = connected, .latestStatus = latestStatus };
+}
+
 } // namespace Mac
 
 } // namespace OCC
diff --git a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketserver.h b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketserver.h
index eee0317342..0aecddc89d 100644
--- a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketserver.h
+++ b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketserver.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class FileProviderSocketServer : public QObject
 public:
     explicit FileProviderSocketServer(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
+    [[nodiscard]] FileProviderSocketState socketStateForAccount(const QString &userIdAtHost) const;
+
 signals:
     void syncStateChanged(const AccountPtr &account, SyncResult::Status state) const;