diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.tracecompass.integration.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/integration/core/tests/dataproviders/DataProviderManagerTest.java b/releng/org.eclipse.tracecompass.integration.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/integration/core/tests/dataproviders/DataProviderManagerTest.java
index 47151a3722..85aad4fe23 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.tracecompass.integration.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/integration/core/tests/dataproviders/DataProviderManagerTest.java
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.tracecompass.integration.core.tests/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/integration/core/tests/dataproviders/DataProviderManagerTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.lttng2.ust.core.tests.shared.LttngUstTestTraceUtils;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.lttng2.ust.core.trace.LttngUstTrace;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.testtraces.ctf.CtfTestTrace;
+import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.config.ITmfConfiguration;
+import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.config.TmfConfiguration;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.dataprovider.DataProviderManager;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.dataprovider.IDataProviderDescriptor;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.dataprovider.IDataProviderDescriptor.ProviderType;
@@ -63,6 +66,14 @@ public class DataProviderManagerTest {
     private static final Set<IDataProviderDescriptor> EXPECTED_UST_DP_DESCRIPTORS = new HashSet<>();
     private static final String SEGMENTSTORE_SCATTER_FUTEX_DP_ID = "org.eclipse.tracecompass.internal.analysis.timing.core.segmentstore.scatter.dataprovider:lttng.analysis.futex";
 
+    private static final String PATH = "/tmp/my-test.xml";
+    private static final String ID = "my-test.xml";
+    private static final String DESC = "descriptor";
+    private static final String SOURCE_ID = "my-source-id";
+
+    private static ITmfConfiguration sfCconfig;
+    private static ITmfConfiguration sfCconfig2;
+
     private static final String CPU_USAGE_DP_ID = "org.eclipse.tracecompass.analysis.os.linux.core.cpuusage.CpuUsageDataProvider";
 
     static {
@@ -350,6 +361,16 @@ public static void init() {
         TmfTraceOpenedSignal openTraceSignal = new TmfTraceOpenedSignal(fExperiment, fExperiment, null);
         TmfSignalManager.dispatchSignal(openTraceSignal);
         fExperiment.indexTrace(true);
+
+        TmfConfiguration.Builder builder = new TmfConfiguration.Builder()
+                .setName(PATH)
+                .setId(ID)
+                .setDescription(DESC)
+                .setSourceTypeId(SOURCE_ID)
+                .setParameters(Collections.emptyMap());
+        sfCconfig = builder.build();
+        builder.setSourceTypeId(SOURCE_ID + "-1");
+        sfCconfig2 = builder.build();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -467,6 +488,10 @@ public void testRemoveDataProviderMethods() {
          ITimeGraphDataProvider<?> dp = DataProviderManager.getInstance().getOrCreateDataProvider(trace, myId, ITimeGraphDataProvider.class);
          assertNotNull(dp);
 
+         List<IDataProviderDescriptor> configDescriptors = DataProviderManager.getInstance().getAvailableProviders(trace, sfCconfig);
+         assertEquals(1, configDescriptors.size());
+         assertEquals(myId, configDescriptors.get(0).getId());
+
          // test remove by ID
          DataProviderManager.getInstance().removeDataProvider(trace, myId);
          assertNull(DataProviderManager.getInstance().getExistingDataProvider(trace, myId, ITimeGraphDataProvider.class));
@@ -501,12 +526,17 @@ private static IDataProviderFactory createCustomFactory(@NonNull String myId) {
             @SuppressWarnings("null")
             @Override
             public @NonNull Collection<IDataProviderDescriptor> getDescriptors(@NonNull ITmfTrace trace) {
-                return List.of(new DataProviderDescriptor.Builder()
+                DataProviderDescriptor.Builder builder = new DataProviderDescriptor.Builder()
                         .setId(myId)
                         .setName(Objects.requireNonNull(""))
                         .setDescription(Objects.requireNonNull(""))
                         .setProviderType(ProviderType.TIME_GRAPH)
-                        .build());
+                        .setConfiguration(sfCconfig);
+                IDataProviderDescriptor desc1 = builder.build();
+                builder.setId(myId + "-1");
+                builder.setConfiguration(sfCconfig2);
+                IDataProviderDescriptor desc2 = builder.build();
+                return List.of(desc1, desc2);
             }
         };
     }
diff --git a/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/dataprovider/DataProviderManager.java b/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/dataprovider/DataProviderManager.java
index 841091e650..0380ad8576 100644
--- a/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/dataprovider/DataProviderManager.java
+++ b/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/dataprovider/DataProviderManager.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.internal.tmf.core.Activator;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.component.DataProviderConstants;
+import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.config.ITmfConfiguration;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.model.tree.ITmfTreeDataModel;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.model.tree.ITmfTreeDataProvider;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.signal.TmfSignalHandler;
@@ -307,11 +309,39 @@ public List<IDataProviderDescriptor> getAvailableProviders(@Nullable ITmfTrace t
         if (trace == null) {
             return Collections.emptyList();
         }
+        return getAvailableProviders(trace, desc -> true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the list of available providers for this trace / experiment without
+     * triggering the analysis or creating the provider
+     *
+     * @param trace
+     *            queried trace
+     * @param configuration
+     *            a configuration used to create data providers (and descriptors)
+     * @return list of the available providers for this trace / experiment
+     * @since 9.7
+     */
+    public List<IDataProviderDescriptor> getAvailableProviders(@Nullable ITmfTrace trace, @Nullable ITmfConfiguration configuration) {
+        if (trace == null || configuration == null) {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+        Predicate<IDataProviderDescriptor> predicate = desc -> {
+            ITmfConfiguration cfg = desc.getConfiguration();
+            return cfg != null &&
+                   cfg.getSourceTypeId().equals(configuration.getSourceTypeId()) &&
+                   cfg.getId().equals(configuration.getId());
+        };
+        return getAvailableProviders(trace, predicate);
+    }
+
+    private List<IDataProviderDescriptor> getAvailableProviders(@NonNull ITmfTrace trace, @NonNull Predicate<IDataProviderDescriptor> predicate) {
         List<IDataProviderDescriptor> list = new ArrayList<>();
         for (IDataProviderFactory factory : fDataProviderFactories.values()) {
             Collection<IDataProviderDescriptor> descriptors = factory.getDescriptors(trace);
             for (IDataProviderDescriptor descriptor : descriptors) {
-                if (!isHidden(descriptor.getId(), trace)) {
+                if (!isHidden(descriptor.getId(), trace) && predicate.test(descriptor)) {
                     list.add(descriptor);
                 }
             }