diff --git a/lib/private/Calendar/Manager.php b/lib/private/Calendar/Manager.php
index 3fa4b55d1eaac..16e142264aa48 100644
--- a/lib/private/Calendar/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Calendar/Manager.php
@@ -167,15 +167,14 @@ private function loadCalendars() {
 		$this->calendarLoaders = [];
 	}
 
-	public function searchForPrincipal(ICalendarQuery $query): array {
+	public function getCalendarsForPrincipal(string $principalUri, array $calendarUris = []): array {
 		$context = $this->coordinator->getRegistrationContext();
 		if ($context === null) {
 			return [];
 		}
 
-		/** @var CalendarQuery $query */
-		$calendars = array_merge(
-			...array_map(function ($registration) use ($query) {
+		return array_merge(
+			...array_map(function ($registration) use ($principalUri, $calendarUris) {
 				try {
 					/** @var ICalendarProvider $provider */
 					$provider = $this->container->get($registration->getService());
@@ -186,9 +185,17 @@ public function searchForPrincipal(ICalendarQuery $query): array {
 					return [];
 				}
 
-				return $provider->getCalendars($query->getPrincipalUri(), $query->getCalendarUris());
+				return $provider->getCalendars($principalUri, $calendarUris);
 			}, $context->getCalendarProviders())
 		);
+	}
+
+	public function searchForPrincipal(ICalendarQuery $query): array {
+		/** @var CalendarQuery $query */
+		$calendars = $this->getCalendarsForPrincipal(
+			$query->getPrincipalUri(),
+			$query->getCalendarUris(),
+		);
 
 		$results = [];
 		/** @var ICalendar $calendar */
diff --git a/lib/public/Calendar/ICalendarProvider.php b/lib/public/Calendar/ICalendarProvider.php
index d135910b08c87..14ef644e5805e 100644
--- a/lib/public/Calendar/ICalendarProvider.php
+++ b/lib/public/Calendar/ICalendarProvider.php
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 interface ICalendarProvider {
 
 	/**
-	 * @param string $principalUri
-	 * @param string[] $calendarUris
+	 * @param string $principalUri URI of the principal
+	 * @param string[] $calendarUris optionally specify which calendars to load, or all if this array is empty
 	 * @return ICalendar[]
 	 * @since 23.0.0
 	 */
diff --git a/lib/public/Calendar/IManager.php b/lib/public/Calendar/IManager.php
index eb4113bba9966..7f0eec8091031 100644
--- a/lib/public/Calendar/IManager.php
+++ b/lib/public/Calendar/IManager.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public function register(\Closure $callable);
 	/**
 	 * @return ICalendar[]
 	 * @since 13.0.0
-	 * @deprecated 23.0.0
+	 * @deprecated 23.0.0 use \OCP\Calendar\IManager::getCalendarsForPrincipal
 	 */
 	public function getCalendars();
 
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ public function getCalendars();
 	 */
 	public function clear();
 
+	/**
+	 * @param string $principalUri URI of the principal
+	 * @param string[] $calendarUris optionally specify which calendars to load, or all if this array is empty
+	 *
+	 * @return ICalendar[]
+	 * @since 23.0.0
+	 */
+	public function getCalendarsForPrincipal(string $principalUri, array $calendarUris = []): array;
+
 	/**
 	 * Query a principals calendar(s)
 	 *