diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/provider/ProviderManager.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/provider/ProviderManager.java
index 7527b330f..f9e2bb560 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/provider/ProviderManager.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/provider/ProviderManager.java
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ public final class ProviderManager {
      */
     public static ExtensionElementProvider<ExtensionElement> getExtensionProvider(String elementName, String namespace) {
         QName key = getQName(elementName, namespace);
-        return extensionProviders.get(key);
+        return getExtensionProvider(key);
+    }
+
+    public static ExtensionElementProvider<ExtensionElement> getExtensionProvider(QName qname) {
+        return extensionProviders.get(qname);
     }
 
     /**