diff --git a/abstracttoolbox.cpp b/abstracttoolbox.cpp
index 6683080a8..14205a352 100644
--- a/abstracttoolbox.cpp
+++ b/abstracttoolbox.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,26 @@ AbstractToolBox *AbstractToolBox::load(const QString &name, const QVariantList &
     }
 }
 
+KPluginInfo::List AbstractToolBox::listToolBoxInfo(const QString
+ &parentApp)
+{
+    KPluginInfo::List list;
+
+    if (parentApp.isEmpty() || parentApp == KGlobal::mainComponent().componentName()) {
+        list = KPluginInfo::List();
+    }
+
+    QString constraint;
+    if (parentApp.isEmpty()) {
+        constraint.append("not exist [X-KDE-ParentApp]");
+    } else {
+        constraint.append("[X-KDE-ParentApp] == '").append(parentApp).append("'");
+    }
+
+    KService::List offers = KServiceTypeTrader::self()->query("Plasma/ToolBox", constraint);
+    return list + KPluginInfo::fromServices(offers);
+}
+
 Containment *AbstractToolBox::containment() const
 {
     return d->containment;
diff --git a/abstracttoolbox.h b/abstracttoolbox.h
index 423d3335f..eb16a5f78 100644
--- a/abstracttoolbox.h
+++ b/abstracttoolbox.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <QGraphicsWidget>
 #include <QGraphicsItem>
 
+#include <kplugininfo.h>
+
 #include "plasma/plasma_export.h"
 
 class QAction;
@@ -66,6 +68,20 @@ public:
      */
     static AbstractToolBox *load(const QString &name, const QVariantList &args=QVariantList(), Plasma::Containment *containment=0);
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a list of all installed ToolBox plugins
+     *
+     * @param parentApp the application to filter applets on. Uses the
+     *                  X-KDE-ParentApp entry (if any) in the plugin info.
+     *                  The default value of QString() will result in a
+     *                  list containing only applets not specifically
+     *                  registered to an application.
+     *
+     * @since 4.6
+     */
+    static KPluginInfo::List listToolBoxInfo(const QString
+ &parentApp = QString());
+
     /**
      * create a toolbox tool from the given action
      * @p action the action to associate the tool with