diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index d89708440f..ad0a76ac80 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ export async function activate(
             externalApi.unregisterExternalExtension(uuid),
         getPowerShellVersionDetails: (uuid) =>
             externalApi.getPowerShellVersionDetails(uuid),
+        getRegisteredExtensions: () => externalApi.getRegisteredExtensions(),
         waitUntilStarted: (uuid) => externalApi.waitUntilStarted(uuid),
         getStorageUri: () => externalApi.getStorageUri(),
         getLogUri: () => externalApi.getLogUri(),
diff --git a/src/features/ExternalApi.ts b/src/features/ExternalApi.ts
index cafd856c26..d4577ea940 100644
--- a/src/features/ExternalApi.ts
+++ b/src/features/ExternalApi.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export interface IPowerShellExtensionClient {
     getPowerShellVersionDetails(
         uuid: string,
     ): Promise<IExternalPowerShellDetails>;
+    getRegisteredExtensions(): Map<string, IExternalExtension>;
     waitUntilStarted(uuid: string): Promise<void>;
     getStorageUri(): vscode.Uri;
     getLogUri(): vscode.Uri;
@@ -135,6 +136,21 @@ export class ExternalApiFeature implements IPowerShellExtensionClient {
         return ExternalApiFeature.registeredExternalExtension.get(uuid)!;
     }
 
+    /*
+    DESCRIPTION:
+        returns a map of all registered extensions that have registered.
+
+    USAGE:
+        powerShellExtensionClient.getRegisteredExtensions();
+
+    RETURNS:
+        a map containing the UUID as the key and an IExternalExtension showing
+        the extension id and api version.
+    */
+    public getRegisteredExtensions(): Map<string, IExternalExtension> {
+        return ExternalApiFeature.registeredExternalExtension;
+    }
+
     /*
     DESCRIPTION:
         This will fetch the version details of the PowerShell used to start
diff --git a/test/utils.ts b/test/utils.ts
index aef25f0e64..293b69ece0 100644
--- a/test/utils.ts
+++ b/test/utils.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ export async function ensureExtensionIsActivated(): Promise<IPowerShellExtension
 
 export async function ensureEditorServicesIsConnected(): Promise<IPowerShellExtensionClient> {
     const extension = await ensureExtensionIsActivated();
+    for (const [
+        _name,
+        externalExtension,
+    ] of extension.getRegisteredExtensions().entries()) {
+        if (externalExtension.id === extensionId) {
+            extension.unregisterExternalExtension(_name);
+        }
+    };
+
     const sessionId = extension.registerExternalExtension(extensionId);
     await extension.waitUntilStarted(sessionId);
     extension.unregisterExternalExtension(sessionId);