diff --git a/lib/private/App/AppManager.php b/lib/private/App/AppManager.php
index 322731d677..6571386f5c 100644
--- a/lib/private/App/AppManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/App/AppManager.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * @author Robin Appelman <robin@icewind.nl>
  * @author Thomas Müller <thomas.mueller@tmit.eu>
  * @author Vincent Petry <pvince81@owncloud.com>
+ * @author Daniel Rudolf <nextcloud.com@daniel-rudolf.de>
  *
  * @license AGPL-3.0
  *
@@ -403,6 +404,21 @@ class AppManager implements IAppManager {
 		return $appPath;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the web path for the given app.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $appId
+	 * @return string
+	 * @throws AppPathNotFoundException if app path can't be found
+	 */
+	public function getAppWebPath($appId) {
+		$appWebPath = \OC_App::getAppWebPath($appId);
+		if($appWebPath === false) {
+			throw new AppPathNotFoundException('Could not find web path for ' . $appId);
+		}
+		return $appWebPath;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Clear the cached list of apps when enabling/disabling an app
 	 */
diff --git a/lib/public/App/IAppManager.php b/lib/public/App/IAppManager.php
index aebd47b3a2..c57b94382a 100644
--- a/lib/public/App/IAppManager.php
+++ b/lib/public/App/IAppManager.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * @author Morris Jobke <hey@morrisjobke.de>
  * @author Robin Appelman <robin@icewind.nl>
  * @author Thomas Müller <thomas.mueller@tmit.eu>
+ * @author Daniel Rudolf <nextcloud.com@daniel-rudolf.de>
  *
  * @license AGPL-3.0
  *
@@ -125,6 +126,16 @@ interface IAppManager {
 	 */
 	public function getAppPath($appId);
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the web path for the given app.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $appId
+	 * @return string
+	 * @since 17.0.0
+	 * @throws AppPathNotFoundException
+	 */
+	public function getAppWebPath($appId);
+
 	/**
 	 * List all apps enabled for a user
 	 *