diff --git a/src/Core/Addon/AddonHelper.php b/src/Core/Addon/AddonHelper.php
index 03a21232e5..94dd721fa3 100644
--- a/src/Core/Addon/AddonHelper.php
+++ b/src/Core/Addon/AddonHelper.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Friendica\Core\Addon;
 
+use Friendica\Core\Addon\Exception\AddonInvalidConfigFileException;
+
 /**
  * Some functions to handle addons
  */
@@ -64,6 +66,17 @@ interface AddonHelper
 	 */
 	public function getAddonInfo(string $addonId): AddonInfo;
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a dependency config array for a given addon
+	 *
+	 * This will load a potential config-file from the static directory, like `addon/{addonId}/static/dependencies.config.php`
+	 *
+	 * @throws AddonInvalidConfigFileException If the config file doesn't return an array
+	 *
+	 * @return array the config as array or empty array if no config file was found
+	 */
+	public function getAddonDependencyConfig(string $addonId): array;
+
 	/**
 	 * Checks if the provided addon is enabled
 	 */
diff --git a/src/Core/Addon/AddonManagerHelper.php b/src/Core/Addon/AddonManagerHelper.php
index 21573ab89c..a5b8ccc96e 100644
--- a/src/Core/Addon/AddonManagerHelper.php
+++ b/src/Core/Addon/AddonManagerHelper.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Friendica\Core\Addon;
 
+use Friendica\Core\Addon\Exception\AddonInvalidConfigFileException;
 use Friendica\Core\Cache\Capability\ICanCache;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
@@ -246,6 +247,34 @@ final class AddonManagerHelper implements AddonHelper
 		return AddonInfo::fromString($addonId, $raw);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a dependency config array for a given addon
+	 *
+	 * This will load a potential config-file from the static directory, like `addon/{addonId}/static/dependencies.config.php`
+	 *
+	 * @throws AddonInvalidConfigFileException If the config file doesn't return an array
+	 *
+	 * @return array the config as array or empty array if no config file was found
+	 */
+	public function getAddonDependencyConfig(string $addonId): array
+	{
+		$addonId = Strings::sanitizeFilePathItem(trim($addonId));
+
+		$configFile = $this->getAddonPath() . '/' . $addonId . '/static/dependencies.config.php';
+
+		if (!file_exists($configFile)) {
+			return [];
+		}
+
+		$config = include($configFile);
+
+		if (!is_array($config)) {
+			throw new AddonInvalidConfigFileException('Error loading config file ' . $configFile);
+		}
+
+		return $config;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Checks if the provided addon is enabled
 	 */
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Core/Addon/AddonManagerHelperTest.php b/tests/Unit/Core/Addon/AddonManagerHelperTest.php
index fae0502474..0008f80692 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Core/Addon/AddonManagerHelperTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Core/Addon/AddonManagerHelperTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Test\Unit\Core\Addon;
 use Exception;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon\AddonInfo;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon\AddonManagerHelper;
+use Friendica\Core\Addon\Exception\AddonInvalidConfigFileException;
 use Friendica\Core\Cache\Capability\ICanCache;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
@@ -54,6 +55,76 @@ class AddonManagerHelperTest extends TestCase
 		$this->assertEquals('Hello Addon', $info->getName());
 	}
 
+	public function testGetAddonDependencyConfigReturnsArray(): void
+	{
+		$root = vfsStream::setup(__FUNCTION__ . '_addons', 0777, [
+			'helloaddon' => [
+				'static' => [
+					'dependencies.config.php' => <<<PHP
+					<?php
+					return [
+						'foo' => 'bar',
+					];
+					PHP,
+				],
+			]
+		]);
+
+		$addonManagerHelper = new AddonManagerHelper(
+			$root->url(),
+			$this->createStub(Database::class),
+			$this->createStub(IManageConfigValues::class),
+			$this->createStub(ICanCache::class),
+			$this->createStub(LoggerInterface::class),
+			$this->createStub(Profiler::class)
+		);
+
+		$this->assertSame(['foo' => 'bar'], $addonManagerHelper->getAddonDependencyConfig('helloaddon'));
+	}
+
+	public function testGetAddonDependencyConfigWithoutConfigFileReturnsEmptyArray(): void
+	{
+		$root = vfsStream::setup(__FUNCTION__ . '_addons', 0777, [
+			'helloaddon' => []
+		]);
+
+		$addonManagerHelper = new AddonManagerHelper(
+			$root->url(),
+			$this->createStub(Database::class),
+			$this->createStub(IManageConfigValues::class),
+			$this->createStub(ICanCache::class),
+			$this->createStub(LoggerInterface::class),
+			$this->createStub(Profiler::class)
+		);
+
+		$this->assertSame([], $addonManagerHelper->getAddonDependencyConfig('helloaddon'));
+	}
+
+	public function testGetAddonDependencyConfigWithoutReturningAnArrayThrowsException(): void
+	{
+		$root = vfsStream::setup(__FUNCTION__ . '_addons', 0777, [
+			'helloaddon' => [
+				'static' => [
+					'dependencies.config.php' => '<?php return null;',
+				],
+			]
+		]);
+
+		$addonManagerHelper = new AddonManagerHelper(
+			$root->url(),
+			$this->createStub(Database::class),
+			$this->createStub(IManageConfigValues::class),
+			$this->createStub(ICanCache::class),
+			$this->createStub(LoggerInterface::class),
+			$this->createStub(Profiler::class)
+		);
+
+		$this->expectException(AddonInvalidConfigFileException::class);
+		$this->expectExceptionMessageMatches('^#Error loading config file .+/helloaddon/static/dependencies\.config\.php#$');
+
+		$addonManagerHelper->getAddonDependencyConfig('helloaddon');
+	}
+
 	public function testEnabledAddons(): void
 	{
 		$config = $this->createStub(IManageConfigValues::class);