diff --git a/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts b/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts
index bea0f8959..78e4a28ad 100644
--- a/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts
+++ b/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import express from 'express'
 import { join } from 'path'
+import { ffprobePromise } from '@server/helpers/ffprobe-utils'
 import { buildLogger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
 import { WEBSERVER } from '@server/initializers/constants'
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ function buildVideosHelpers () {
       })
     },
 
+    ffprobe: (path: string) => {
+      return ffprobePromise(path)
+    },
+
     getFiles: async (id: number | string) => {
       const video = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(id)
       if (!video) return undefined
diff --git a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-four/main.js b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-four/main.js
index edbb883e2..bff42ff40 100644
--- a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-four/main.js
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-four/main.js
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ async function register ({
 
       return res.json(details)
     })
+
+    router.get('/ffprobe', async (req, res) => {
+      const result = await peertubeHelpers.videos.ffprobe(req.query.path)
+      if (!result) return res.sendStatus(404)
+
+      return res.json(result)
+    })
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/server/tests/plugins/plugin-helpers.ts b/server/tests/plugins/plugin-helpers.ts
index 26f66b0b1..da84658bb 100644
--- a/server/tests/plugins/plugin-helpers.ts
+++ b/server/tests/plugins/plugin-helpers.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ describe('Test plugin helpers', function () {
 
   describe('Videos', function () {
     let videoUUID: string
+    let videoPath: string
 
     before(async () => {
       this.timeout(240000)
@@ -260,6 +261,8 @@ describe('Test plugin helpers', function () {
             await makeRawRequest(file.url, HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
           }
         }
+
+        videoPath = body.webtorrent.videoFiles[0].path
       }
 
       // Thumbnails check
@@ -278,6 +281,20 @@ describe('Test plugin helpers', function () {
       }
     })
 
+    it('Should probe a file', async function () {
+      const { body } = await makeGetRequest({
+        url: servers[0].url,
+        path: '/plugins/test-four/router/ffprobe',
+        query: {
+          path: videoPath
+        },
+        expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.OK_200
+      })
+
+      expect(body.streams).to.be.an('array')
+      expect(body.streams).to.have.lengthOf(2)
+    })
+
     it('Should remove a video after a view', async function () {
       this.timeout(40000)
 
diff --git a/server/types/plugins/register-server-option.model.ts b/server/types/plugins/register-server-option.model.ts
index 473990eb6..9f472d900 100644
--- a/server/types/plugins/register-server-option.model.ts
+++ b/server/types/plugins/register-server-option.model.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export type PeerTubeHelpers = {
 
     removeVideo: (videoId: number) => Promise<void>
 
+    ffprobe: (path: string) => Promise<any>
+
     getFiles: (id: number | string) => Promise<{
       webtorrent: {
         videoFiles: {