diff --git a/core/libcamera_app.cpp b/core/libcamera_app.cpp
index 233c9647..776b1431 100644
--- a/core/libcamera_app.cpp
+++ b/core/libcamera_app.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void LibcameraApp::OpenCamera()
 	if (ret)
 		throw std::runtime_error("camera manager failed to start, code " + std::to_string(-ret));
 
-	std::vector<std::shared_ptr<libcamera::Camera>> cameras = LibcameraApp::GetCameras(camera_manager_);
+	std::vector<std::shared_ptr<libcamera::Camera>> cameras = GetCameras();
 	if (cameras.size() == 0)
 		throw std::runtime_error("no cameras available");
 	if (options_->camera >= cameras.size())
@@ -773,6 +773,11 @@ libcamera::Stream *LibcameraApp::GetMainStream() const
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
+const libcamera::CameraManager *LibcameraApp::GetCameraManager() const
+{
+	return camera_manager_.get();
+}
+
 std::vector<libcamera::Span<uint8_t>> LibcameraApp::Mmap(FrameBuffer *buffer) const
 {
 	auto item = mapped_buffers_.find(buffer);
diff --git a/core/libcamera_app.hpp b/core/libcamera_app.hpp
index 94da5e90..20eb7f5c 100644
--- a/core/libcamera_app.hpp
+++ b/core/libcamera_app.hpp
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ class LibcameraApp
 	Stream *LoresStream(StreamInfo *info = nullptr) const;
 	Stream *GetMainStream() const;
 
+	const CameraManager *GetCameraManager() const;
+	std::vector<std::shared_ptr<libcamera::Camera>> GetCameras()
+	{
+		return GetCameras(camera_manager_.get());
+	}
+
 	std::vector<libcamera::Span<uint8_t>> Mmap(FrameBuffer *buffer) const;
 
 	void ShowPreview(CompletedRequestPtr &completed_request, Stream *stream);
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ class LibcameraApp
 	static unsigned int verbosity;
 	static unsigned int GetVerbosity() { return verbosity; }
 
-	static std::vector<std::shared_ptr<libcamera::Camera>> GetCameras(const std::unique_ptr<CameraManager> &cm)
+	static std::vector<std::shared_ptr<libcamera::Camera>> GetCameras(const CameraManager *cm)
 	{
 		std::vector<std::shared_ptr<libcamera::Camera>> cameras = cm->cameras();
 		// Do not show USB webcams as these are not supported in libcamera-apps!
diff --git a/core/options.cpp b/core/options.cpp
index e42678ae..13d12b11 100644
--- a/core/options.cpp
+++ b/core/options.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ bool Options::Parse(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if (ret)
 			throw std::runtime_error("camera manager failed to start, code " + std::to_string(-ret));
 
-		std::vector<std::shared_ptr<libcamera::Camera>> cameras = LibcameraApp::GetCameras(cm);
+		std::vector<std::shared_ptr<libcamera::Camera>> cameras = LibcameraApp::GetCameras(cm.get());
 		if (cameras.size() != 0)
 		{
 			unsigned int idx = 0;