diff --git a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketserver.h b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketserver.h
index c41544add7..eee0317342 100644
--- a/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketserver.h
+++ b/src/gui/macOS/fileprovidersocketserver.h
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ using FileProviderSocketControllerPtr = QPointer<FileProviderSocketController>;
 
 QString fileProviderSocketPath();
 
+struct FileProviderSocketState {
+    bool connected;
+    SyncResult::Status latestStatus;
+} typedef FileProviderSocketState;
+
 /*
  * Establishes communication between the app and the file provider extension.
  * This is done via a local socket server.