diff --git a/src/MDIArea.cpp b/src/MDIArea.cpp
index a2bb43b2..0795c882 100644
--- a/src/MDIArea.cpp
+++ b/src/MDIArea.cpp
@@ -81,3 +81,8 @@ void MDIArea::resizeDockWidget(DockWidgetBase *dw, QSize size)
 {
     d->layoutWidget->resizeDockWidget(dw, size);
 }
+
+QList<Frame *> MDIArea::frames() const
+{
+    return d->layoutWidget->frames();
+}
diff --git a/src/MDIArea.h b/src/MDIArea.h
index a221334d..84332f8a 100644
--- a/src/MDIArea.h
+++ b/src/MDIArea.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace KDDockWidgets {
 
 class MDILayoutWidget;
 class DockWidgetBase;
+class Frame;
 
 /**
  * @brief MDIArea allows to host dock widget in MDI mode.
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ public:
     /// @brief Sets the size of dock widget @p dw to @p size
     void resizeDockWidget(DockWidgetBase *dw, QSize size);
 
+    /// @brief Returns the list of frames in this MDI Area
+    /// Each Frame object represents a 'window' emebedded in the MDI Area
+    QList<Frame *> frames() const;
+
 private:
     class Private;
     Private *const d;