diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
index 3022ba527d9..f5b8d988b53 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,15 @@ const BaseSettings *LanguageClientManager::settingForClient(Client *client)
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+QList<Client *> LanguageClientManager::clientsByName(const QString &name)
+{
+    QTC_ASSERT(managerInstance, return {});
+
+    return Utils::filtered(managerInstance->m_clients, [name](const Client *client) {
+        return client->name() == name;
+    });
+}
+
 void LanguageClientManager::updateWorkspaceConfiguration(const ProjectExplorer::Project *project,
                                                          const QJsonValue &json)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.h b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.h
index a970ef66d27..55051d3f570 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientmanager.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
     static void enableClientSettings(const QString &settingsId, bool enable = true);
     static QList<Client *> clientsForSetting(const BaseSettings *setting);
     static const BaseSettings *settingForClient(Client *setting);
+    static QList<Client *> clientsByName(const QString &name);
     static void updateWorkspaceConfiguration(const ProjectExplorer::Project *project,
                                              const QJsonValue &json);