diff --git a/src/App/Application.cpp b/src/App/Application.cpp
index a5eae7953a5e..fcef4f31bc33 100644
--- a/src/App/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Application.cpp
@@ -597,6 +597,11 @@ std::vector<App::Document*> Application::getDocuments() const
     return docs;
 }
 
+std::map<std::string, App::Document*> Application::getDocumentMap() const
+{
+    return DocMap;
+}
+
 std::string Application::getUniqueDocumentName(const char *Name, bool tempDoc) const
 {
     if (!Name || *Name == '\0')
diff --git a/src/App/Application.h b/src/App/Application.h
index 7880ac61829c..cae991659d10 100644
--- a/src/App/Application.h
+++ b/src/App/Application.h
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ class AppExport Application
     const char * getDocumentName(const App::Document* ) const;
     /// get a list of all documents in the application
     std::vector<App::Document*> getDocuments() const;
+    std::map<std::string, App::Document*> getDocumentMap() const;
     /// Set the active document
     void setActiveDocument(App::Document* pDoc);
     void setActiveDocument(const char *Name);