diff --git a/python/gui/auto_generated/qgisinterface.sip.in b/python/gui/auto_generated/qgisinterface.sip.in
index 2367ef63939..a62060f9382 100644
--- a/python/gui/auto_generated/qgisinterface.sip.in
+++ b/python/gui/auto_generated/qgisinterface.sip.in
@@ -840,6 +840,13 @@ Returns the insertion point.
 This represents the current layer tree group and index where newly added map layers should be inserted into.
 
 .. versionadded:: 3.10
+%End
+
+    virtual QgsUserProfileManager *userProfileManager() = 0;
+%Docstring
+Returns a reference to the user profile manager
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.30
 %End
 
   public slots: // TODO: do these functions really need to be slots?
diff --git a/src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp b/src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp
index bf8730d2c5f..d8ad81ff2a7 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp
@@ -903,3 +903,8 @@ QList<QgsMapDecoration *> QgisAppInterface::activeDecorations()
   return qgis->activeDecorations();
 }
 
+QgsUserProfileManager *QgisAppInterface::userProfileManager()
+{
+  return qgis->userProfileManager();
+}
+
diff --git a/src/app/qgisappinterface.h b/src/app/qgisappinterface.h
index 85fcc4f96e7..b8f3eaaa482 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisappinterface.h
+++ b/src/app/qgisappinterface.h
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ class APP_EXPORT QgisAppInterface : public QgisInterface
     QgsLayerTreeRegistryBridge::InsertionPoint layerTreeInsertionPoint() override;
     void setGpsPanelConnection( QgsGpsConnection *connection ) override;
     QList<QgsMapDecoration *> activeDecorations() override;
+    QgsUserProfileManager *userProfileManager() override;
 
   private slots:
 
diff --git a/src/gui/qgisinterface.h b/src/gui/qgisinterface.h
index 44eb8c0f5f2..fec21ba1576 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgisinterface.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgisinterface.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class QgsDevToolWidgetFactory;
 class QgsGpsConnection;
 class QgsApplicationExitBlockerInterface;
 class QgsAbstractMapToolHandler;
+class QgsUserProfileManager;
 
 /**
  * \ingroup gui
@@ -743,6 +744,12 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgisInterface : public QObject
      */
     virtual QgsLayerTreeRegistryBridge::InsertionPoint layerTreeInsertionPoint() = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a reference to the user profile manager
+     * \since QGIS 3.30
+    */
+    virtual QgsUserProfileManager *userProfileManager() = 0;
+
   public slots: // TODO: do these functions really need to be slots?
 
     /* Exposed functions */