diff --git a/src/KDDockWidgets.h b/src/KDDockWidgets.h
index f1536a94..c42437e3 100644
--- a/src/KDDockWidgets.h
+++ b/src/KDDockWidgets.h
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ Q_ENUM_NS(MainWindowOptions)
 enum class FrontendType
 {
     QtWidgets = 1,
-    QtQuick
+    QtQuick,
+    FIRST = QtWidgets,
+    LAST = QtQuick // keep pointing to last
 };
 Q_ENUM_NS(FrontendType)
 
diff --git a/src/Platform.cpp b/src/Platform.cpp
index eed4eff8..7333905b 100644
--- a/src/Platform.cpp
+++ b/src/Platform.cpp
@@ -37,3 +37,15 @@ bool Platform::hasActivePopup() const
 {
     return false;
 }
+
+/**static*/
+std::vector<KDDockWidgets::FrontendType> Platform::frontendTypes()
+{
+    std::vector<KDDockWidgets::FrontendType> types;
+    types.reserve(int(FrontendType::LAST));
+    for (int i = int(FrontendType::FIRST); i <= int(FrontendType::LAST); ++i) {
+        types.push_back(FrontendType(i));
+    }
+
+    return types;
+}
diff --git a/src/Platform.h b/src/Platform.h
index ff3216bc..b7d2a70a 100644
--- a/src/Platform.h
+++ b/src/Platform.h
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@
 
 #include "docks_export.h"
 #include "ViewWrapper.h"
+#include "KDDockWidgets.h"
 
 #include "kdbindings/signal.h"
 
 #include <QEvent>
+
+#include <vector>
 #include <memory.h>
 
 namespace KDDockWidgets {
@@ -70,6 +73,10 @@ public:
     virtual QSize screenSizeFor(View *) const = 0;
 
 #ifdef DOCKS_DEVELOPER_MODE
+
+    /// @brief list the list of frontend types supported by this build
+    static std::vector<KDDockWidgets::FrontendType> frontendTypes();
+
     /// @brief Waits for the specified window to be active (have the keyboard focus)
     /// Window::isActive() should return true
     /// @sa Window::isActive()