diff --git a/gajim/common/app.py b/gajim/common/app.py
index b8f1994534cab0795d738993f835291f69a1e328..1935affa1a71eaade69c408928755b44cf9dcf22 100644
--- a/gajim/common/app.py
+++ b/gajim/common/app.py
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@
 }
 
 
+def get_client(account):
+    return connections[account]
+
+
 def is_installed(dependency):
     if dependency == 'ZEROCONF':
         # Alias for checking zeroconf libs