diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/api/LoomGradleExtensionAPI.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/api/LoomGradleExtensionAPI.java
index 6570178e..255c5da5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/api/LoomGradleExtensionAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/api/LoomGradleExtensionAPI.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectContainer;
 import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectList;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency;
 import org.gradle.api.file.ConfigurableFileCollection;
+import org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection;
 import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
@@ -231,4 +232,9 @@ public interface LoomGradleExtensionAPI {
 	 * @return The minecraft version, as a {@link Provider}.
 	 */
 	Provider<String> getMinecraftVersion();
+
+	/**
+	 * @return A lazily evaluated {@link FileCollection} containing the named minecraft jars.
+	 */
+	FileCollection getNamedMinecraftJars();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/extension/LoomGradleExtensionApiImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/extension/LoomGradleExtensionApiImpl.java
index 30c63cc9..e81a0560 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/extension/LoomGradleExtensionApiImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/extension/LoomGradleExtensionApiImpl.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.Project;
 import org.gradle.api.UncheckedIOException;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency;
 import org.gradle.api.file.ConfigurableFileCollection;
+import org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection;
 import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ import net.fabricmc.loom.api.ModSettings;
 import net.fabricmc.loom.api.RemapConfigurationSettings;
 import net.fabricmc.loom.api.decompilers.DecompilerOptions;
 import net.fabricmc.loom.api.mappings.intermediate.IntermediateMappingsProvider;
+import net.fabricmc.loom.api.mappings.layered.MappingsNamespace;
 import net.fabricmc.loom.api.mappings.layered.spec.LayeredMappingSpecBuilder;
 import net.fabricmc.loom.api.processor.MinecraftJarProcessor;
 import net.fabricmc.loom.api.remapping.RemapperExtension;
@@ -432,6 +434,13 @@ public abstract class LoomGradleExtensionApiImpl implements LoomGradleExtensionA
 		return getProject().provider(() -> LoomGradleExtension.get(getProject()).getMinecraftProvider().minecraftVersion());
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public FileCollection getNamedMinecraftJars() {
+		final ConfigurableFileCollection jars = getProject().getObjects().fileCollection();
+		jars.from(getProject().provider(() -> LoomGradleExtension.get(getProject()).getMinecraftJars(MappingsNamespace.NAMED)));
+		return jars;
+	}
+
 	// This is here to ensure that LoomGradleExtensionApiImpl compiles without any unimplemented methods
 	private final class EnsureCompile extends LoomGradleExtensionApiImpl {
 		private EnsureCompile() {