diff --git a/src/providers/pdal/qgspdalprovider.cpp b/src/providers/pdal/qgspdalprovider.cpp
index 8103a1f389c..0c13f6c46fe 100644
--- a/src/providers/pdal/qgspdalprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/pdal/qgspdalprovider.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "qgspdaleptgenerationtask.h"
 #include "qgseptpointcloudindex.h"
 #include "qgstaskmanager.h"
+#include "qgsprovidersublayerdetails.h"
+#include "qgsproviderutils.h"
 
 #include <pdal/io/LasReader.hpp>
 #include <pdal/io/LasHeader.hpp>
@@ -284,7 +286,8 @@ QgsPdalProvider *QgsPdalProviderMetadata::createProvider( const QString &uri, co
 QgsProviderMetadata::ProviderMetadataCapabilities QgsPdalProviderMetadata::capabilities() const
 {
   return ProviderMetadataCapability::LayerTypesForUri
-         | ProviderMetadataCapability::PriorityForUri;
+         | ProviderMetadataCapability::PriorityForUri
+         | ProviderMetadataCapability::QuerySublayers;
 }
 
 QList<QgsDataItemProvider *> QgsPdalProviderMetadata::dataItemProviders() const
@@ -322,6 +325,25 @@ QList<QgsMapLayerType> QgsPdalProviderMetadata::validLayerTypesForUri( const QSt
   return QList<QgsMapLayerType>();
 }
 
+QList<QgsProviderSublayerDetails> QgsPdalProviderMetadata::querySublayers( const QString &uri, Qgis::SublayerQueryFlags, QgsFeedback * ) const
+{
+  const QVariantMap parts = decodeUri( uri );
+  const QFileInfo fi( parts.value( QStringLiteral( "path" ) ).toString() );
+  if ( fi.suffix().compare( QLatin1String( "las" ), Qt::CaseInsensitive ) == 0 || fi.suffix().compare( QLatin1String( "laz" ), Qt::CaseInsensitive ) == 0 )
+  {
+    QgsProviderSublayerDetails details;
+    details.setUri( uri );
+    details.setProviderKey( QStringLiteral( "pdal" ) );
+    details.setType( QgsMapLayerType::PointCloudLayer );
+    details.setName( QgsProviderUtils::suggestLayerNameFromFilePath( uri ) );
+    return {details};
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    return {};
+  }
+}
+
 QString QgsPdalProviderMetadata::filters( QgsProviderMetadata::FilterType type )
 {
   switch ( type )
diff --git a/src/providers/pdal/qgspdalprovider.h b/src/providers/pdal/qgspdalprovider.h
index 7958b31b31a..75e632ad2b4 100644
--- a/src/providers/pdal/qgspdalprovider.h
+++ b/src/providers/pdal/qgspdalprovider.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class QgsPdalProviderMetadata : public QgsProviderMetadata
     QVariantMap decodeUri( const QString &uri ) const override;
     int priorityForUri( const QString &uri ) const override;
     QList< QgsMapLayerType > validLayerTypesForUri( const QString &uri ) const override;
+    QList< QgsProviderSublayerDetails > querySublayers( const QString &uri, Qgis::SublayerQueryFlags flags = Qgis::SublayerQueryFlags(), QgsFeedback *feedback = nullptr ) const override;
     QString filters( FilterType type ) override;
     ProviderCapabilities providerCapabilities() const override;
 };
diff --git a/tests/src/providers/testqgspdalprovider.cpp b/tests/src/providers/testqgspdalprovider.cpp
index 844c6502004..2bdaf0c22d4 100644
--- a/tests/src/providers/testqgspdalprovider.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/providers/testqgspdalprovider.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "qgsmaplayer.h"
 #include "qgspointcloudlayer.h"
 #include "qgspdaleptgenerationtask.h"
+#include "qgsprovidersublayerdetails.h"
 
 /**
  * \ingroup UnitTests
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class TestQgsPdalProvider : public QObject
     void decodeUri();
     void layerTypesForUri();
     void preferredUri();
+    void querySublayers();
     void brokenPath();
     void validLayer();
     void testEptGeneration();
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ void TestQgsPdalProvider::preferredUri()
   QgsProviderMetadata *pdalMetadata = QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->providerMetadata( QStringLiteral( "pdal" ) );
   QVERIFY( pdalMetadata->capabilities() & QgsProviderMetadata::PriorityForUri );
 
-  // test that EPT is the preferred provider for las/laz uris
+  // test that pdal is the preferred provider for las/laz uris
   QList<QgsProviderRegistry::ProviderCandidateDetails> candidates = QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->preferredProvidersForUri( QStringLiteral( "/home/test/cloud.las" ) );
   QCOMPARE( candidates.size(), 1 );
   QCOMPARE( candidates.at( 0 ).metadata()->key(), QStringLiteral( "pdal" ) );
@@ -156,6 +158,33 @@ void TestQgsPdalProvider::preferredUri()
   QVERIFY( QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->shouldDeferUriForOtherProviders( QStringLiteral( "/home/test/cloud.las" ), QStringLiteral( "ept" ) ) );
 }
 
+void TestQgsPdalProvider::querySublayers()
+{
+  // test querying sub layers for a pdal layer
+  QgsProviderMetadata *pdalMetadata = QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->providerMetadata( QStringLiteral( "pdal" ) );
+
+  // invalid uri
+  QList< QgsProviderSublayerDetails >res = pdalMetadata->querySublayers( QString() );
+  QVERIFY( res.empty() );
+
+  // not a pdal layer
+  res = pdalMetadata->querySublayers( QString( TEST_DATA_DIR ) + "/lines.shp" );
+  QVERIFY( res.empty() );
+
+  // valid pdal layer
+  res = pdalMetadata->querySublayers( mTestDataDir + "/point_clouds/las/cloud.las" );
+  QCOMPARE( res.count(), 1 );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).name(), QStringLiteral( "cloud" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).uri(), mTestDataDir + "/point_clouds/las/cloud.las" );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).providerKey(), QStringLiteral( "pdal" ) );
+  QCOMPARE( res.at( 0 ).type(), QgsMapLayerType::PointCloudLayer );
+
+  // make sure result is valid to load layer from
+  QgsProviderSublayerDetails::LayerOptions options{ QgsCoordinateTransformContext() };
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsPointCloudLayer > ml( qgis::down_cast< QgsPointCloudLayer * >( res.at( 0 ).toLayer( options ) ) );
+  QVERIFY( ml->isValid() );
+}
+
 void TestQgsPdalProvider::brokenPath()
 {
   // test loading a bad layer URI