diff --git a/core/featureflag/build.gradle.kts b/core/featureflag/build.gradle.kts
index 9396547e4a4..e90508cace8 100644
--- a/core/featureflag/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/featureflag/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,3 +5,11 @@ plugins {
 android {
     namespace = "net.thunderbird.core.featureflag"
 }
+
+kotlin {
+    sourceSets {
+        commonMain.dependencies {
+            implementation(libs.androidx.annotation)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/featureflag/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/featureflag/compat/FeatureFlagProviderCompat.kt b/core/featureflag/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/featureflag/compat/FeatureFlagProviderCompat.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f030fbde39a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/featureflag/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/thunderbird/core/featureflag/compat/FeatureFlagProviderCompat.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+@file:JvmName("FeatureFlagProviderCompat")
+
+package net.thunderbird.core.featureflag.compat
+
+import androidx.annotation.Discouraged
+import net.thunderbird.core.featureflag.FeatureFlagKey
+import net.thunderbird.core.featureflag.FeatureFlagProvider
+import net.thunderbird.core.featureflag.FeatureFlagResult
+import net.thunderbird.core.featureflag.toFeatureFlagKey
+
+/**
+ * Provides a feature flag result based on a string key, primarily for Java compatibility.
+ *
+ * This function acts as a bridge for Java code to access the Kotlin-idiomatic `provide`
+ * function that expects a [FeatureFlagKey], as value classes are not compatible with Java
+ * code.
+ *
+ * **Note:** This function is discouraged for use in Kotlin code. Prefer using the
+ * [FeatureFlagProvider.provide(key: FeatureFlagKey)][FeatureFlagProvider.provide]
+ * function directly in Kotlin.
+ *
+ * @receiver The [FeatureFlagProvider] instance to query.
+ * @param key The string representation of the feature flag key.
+ * @return The [FeatureFlagResult] corresponding to the given key.
+ */
+@Discouraged(message = "This function should be only used within Java files.")
+fun FeatureFlagProvider.provide(key: String): FeatureFlagResult {
+    return provide(key.toFeatureFlagKey())
+}