diff --git a/src/gui/macOS/fileproviderxpc.h b/src/gui/macOS/fileproviderxpc.h
index 39bc86397ac6d..6dfbb065098d4 100644
--- a/src/gui/macOS/fileproviderxpc.h
+++ b/src/gui/macOS/fileproviderxpc.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public slots:
     void configureExtensions();
     void authenticateExtension(const QString &extensionAccountId) const;
     void unauthenticateExtension(const QString &extensionAccountId) const;
-    void createDebugArchiveForExtension(const QString &extensionAccountId, const QString &filename) const;
+    void createDebugArchiveForExtension(const QString &extensionAccountId, const QString &filename);
 
     void setFastEnumerationEnabledForExtension(const QString &extensionAccountId, bool enabled) const;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/macOS/fileproviderxpc_mac.mm b/src/gui/macOS/fileproviderxpc_mac.mm
index cc4b14a2aff08..60fe7c2a54f2a 100644
--- a/src/gui/macOS/fileproviderxpc_mac.mm
+++ b/src/gui/macOS/fileproviderxpc_mac.mm
@@ -111,9 +111,13 @@
         break;
     }
 }
-void FileProviderXPC::createDebugArchiveForExtension(const QString &extensionAccountId, const QString &filename) const
+void FileProviderXPC::createDebugArchiveForExtension(const QString &extensionAccountId, const QString &filename)
 {
     qCInfo(lcFileProviderXPC) << "Creating debug archive for extension" << extensionAccountId << "at" << filename;
+    if (!fileProviderExtReachable(extensionAccountId)) {
+        qCWarning(lcFileProviderXPC) << "Extension is not reachable. Cannot create debug archive";
+        return;
+    }
     // You need to fetch the contents from the extension and then create the archive from the client side.
     // The extension is not allowed to ask for permission to write into the file system as it is not a user facing process.
     const auto clientCommService = (NSObject<ClientCommunicationProtocol> *)_clientCommServices.value(extensionAccountId);