diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
index 2e96f3b04e..f4bb0b84fe 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
@@ -1260,6 +1260,11 @@ public:
         return 0;
     }
 
+    int getPID() const noexcept
+    {
+        return childPID;
+    }
+
     int childPID = 0;
     int pipeHandle = 0;
     int exitCode = -1;
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp
index 1a40043536..5f64b9e726 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp
@@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ public:
         return (uint32) exitCode;
     }
 
+    int getPID() const noexcept
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     bool ok;
 
 private:
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.cpp b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.cpp
index 2e5f143309..ab36fbacec 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ String ChildProcess::readAllProcessOutput()
 }
 
 
+uint32 ChildProcess::getPID() const noexcept
+{
+    return activeProcess != nullptr ? activeProcess->getPID() : 0;
+}
+
 //==============================================================================
 //==============================================================================
 #if JUCE_UNIT_TESTS
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.h b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.h
index 47a26281b6..74dbb11ab2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ public:
     */
     bool kill();
 
+    uint32 getPID() const noexcept;
+
 private:
     //==============================================================================
     class ActiveProcess;