--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py	Fri Apr 24 14:57:09 2015 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py	Fri Apr 24 16:10:46 2015 +0200
@@ -243,6 +243,18 @@
             return self._specials
         return set([entity for entity in self._specials if self.getCache(entity, C.CONTACT_SPECIAL) == special_type])
 
+    def getSpecialExtras(self, special_type=None):
+        """Return all the JIDs of the special extras entities that are related
+        to a special entity of the type specified by special_type.
+        If special_type is None, return all special extras.
+
+        @param special_type: one of special type (e.g. C.CONTACT_SPECIAL_GROUP) or None to return all special extras.
+        @return: set(jid.JID)
+        """
+        if special_type is None:
+            return self._special_extras
+        return set([extra for extra in self._special_extras if extra.bare in self.getSpecials(special_type)])
+
     def clearContacts(self):
         """Clear all the contact list"""
         self.unselectAll()