diff --git a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketcontroller.cpp b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketcontroller.cpp
index 04cf67964c..af90a22f05 100644
--- a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketcontroller.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,24 @@ void FileProviderSocketController::slotReadyRead()
     }
 }
 
+void FileProviderSocketController::sendMessage(const QString &message) const
+{
+    if (!_socket) {
+        qCWarning(lcFileProviderSocketController) << "Not sending message on dead file provider socket:" << message;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    qCDebug(lcFileProviderSocketController) << "Sending File Provider socket message:" << message;
+    const auto lineEndChar = '\n';
+    const auto messageToSend = message.endsWith(lineEndChar) ? message : message + lineEndChar;
+    const auto bytesToSend = messageToSend.toUtf8();
+    const auto sent = _socket->write(bytesToSend);
+
+    if (sent != bytesToSend.length()) {
+        qCWarning(lcFileProviderSocketController) << "Could not send all data on file provider socket for:" << message;
+    }
+}
+
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketcontroller.h b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketcontroller.h
index 6a17eb8263..54ad59c7bd 100644
--- a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketcontroller.h
+++ b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketcontroller.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public:
 signals:
     void socketDestroyed(const QLocalSocket * const socket);
 
+public slots:
+    void sendMessage(const QString &message) const;
+
 private slots:
     void slotOnDisconnected();
     void slotSocketDestroyed(QObject *object);