diff --git a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovider.h b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovider.h
index e9d89b7a5b..30bfaf791c 100644
--- a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovider.h
+++ b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovider.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ public:
 
     static bool fileProviderAvailable();
 
+public slots:
+    void sendMessageToDomain(const QString &domainIdentifier, const QString &message);
+
 private slots:
     void configureXPC();
 
diff --git a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovider_mac.mm b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovider_mac.mm
index 5303d9fa71..5ba8f93892 100644
--- a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovider_mac.mm
+++ b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovider_mac.mm
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@
  * for more details.
  */
 
-#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+#include "fileprovider.h"
 
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
-#include "configfile.h"
+#include "libsync/configfile.h"
+#include "gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketcontroller.h"
 
-#include "fileprovider.h"
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
 namespace OCC {
 
@@ -95,5 +97,16 @@ void FileProvider::configureXPC()
     }
 }
 
+void FileProvider::sendMessageToDomain(const QString &domainIdentifier, const QString &message)
+{
+    const auto domainSocketController = _socketServer->socketControllerForDomain(domainIdentifier);
+    if (!domainSocketController) {
+        qCWarning(lcMacFileProvider) << "Could not find socket controller for domain identifier" << domainIdentifier;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    domainSocketController->sendMessage(message);
+}
+
 } // namespace Mac
 } // namespace OCC