diff --git a/sources/qetapp.cpp b/sources/qetapp.cpp
index cbc457fd5..f16cffc1a 100644
--- a/sources/qetapp.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetapp.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ QList<ElementsCollection *> QETApp::availableCollections() {
 	return(coll_list);
 }
 
+/**
+	@return the collection cache provided by the application itself.
+*/
+ElementsCollectionCache *QETApp::collectionCache() {
+	return(collections_cache_);
+}
+
 /**
 	@return the common title block templates collection, i.e. the one provided
 	by QElecrotTech
diff --git a/sources/qetapp.h b/sources/qetapp.h
index a0d04336f..bcd2e6720 100644
--- a/sources/qetapp.h
+++ b/sources/qetapp.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class QETApp : public QETSingleApplication {
 	static ElementsCollection *commonElementsCollection();
 	static ElementsCollection *customElementsCollection();
 	static QList<ElementsCollection *> availableCollections();
+	static ElementsCollectionCache *collectionCache();
 	
 	static TitleBlockTemplatesFilesCollection *commonTitleBlockTemplatesCollection();
 	static TitleBlockTemplatesFilesCollection *customTitleBlockTemplatesCollection();