diff --git a/UI/api-interface.cpp b/UI/api-interface.cpp
index 947e017600f480c96e937149ee8e2417ee455827..67c66afa76853dbc128f4c2d5d8caf663a657208 100644
--- a/UI/api-interface.cpp
+++ b/UI/api-interface.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ extern volatile bool streaming_active;
 extern volatile bool recording_active;
 extern volatile bool recording_paused;
 extern volatile bool replaybuf_active;
+extern volatile bool virtualcam_active;
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
@@ -548,6 +549,28 @@ struct OBSStudioAPI : obs_frontend_callbacks {
 					  Q_ARG(OBSSource, OBSSource(source)));
 	}
 
+	obs_output_t *obs_frontend_get_virtualcam_output(void) override
+	{
+		OBSOutput output = main->outputHandler->virtualCam;
+		obs_output_addref(output);
+		return output;
+	}
+
+	void obs_frontend_start_virtualcam(void) override
+	{
+		QMetaObject::invokeMethod(main, "StartVirtualCam");
+	}
+
+	void obs_frontend_stop_virtualcam(void) override
+	{
+		QMetaObject::invokeMethod(main, "StopVirtualCam");
+	}
+
+	bool obs_frontend_virtualcam_active(void) override
+	{
+		return os_atomic_load_bool(&virtualcam_active);
+	}
+
 	void on_load(obs_data_t *settings) override
 	{
 		for (size_t i = saveCallbacks.size(); i > 0; i--) {
diff --git a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.cpp b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.cpp
index 88c0ee2270e4f76c2311cdd69291a490af1a5a66..0304a10575a632a164f33b5eb62795f146a7a2ee 100644
--- a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.cpp
+++ b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.cpp
@@ -475,3 +475,27 @@ void obs_frontend_take_source_screenshot(obs_source_t *source)
 	if (callbacks_valid())
 		c->obs_frontend_take_source_screenshot(source);
 }
+
+obs_output_t *obs_frontend_get_virtualcam_output(void)
+{
+	return !!callbacks_valid() ? c->obs_frontend_get_virtualcam_output()
+				   : nullptr;
+}
+
+void obs_frontend_start_virtualcam(void)
+{
+	if (callbacks_valid())
+		c->obs_frontend_start_virtualcam();
+}
+
+void obs_frontend_stop_virtualcam(void)
+{
+	if (callbacks_valid())
+		c->obs_frontend_stop_virtualcam();
+}
+
+bool obs_frontend_virtualcam_active(void)
+{
+	return !!callbacks_valid() ? c->obs_frontend_virtualcam_active()
+				   : false;
+}
diff --git a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.h b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.h
index bee32ee4c53bce728854212b4c718bb906b23494..b0b7c341821125342b08b7fa051ec909b6aa3756 100644
--- a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.h
+++ b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ enum obs_frontend_event {
 
 	OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_TRANSITION_DURATION_CHANGED,
 	OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_REPLAY_BUFFER_SAVED,
+
+	OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_VIRTUALCAM_STARTED,
+	OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_VIRTUALCAM_STOPPED,
 };
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -198,6 +201,11 @@ EXPORT void obs_frontend_set_current_preview_scene(obs_source_t *scene);
 EXPORT void obs_frontend_take_screenshot(void);
 EXPORT void obs_frontend_take_source_screenshot(obs_source_t *source);
 
+EXPORT obs_output_t *obs_frontend_get_virtualcam_output(void);
+EXPORT void obs_frontend_start_virtualcam(void);
+EXPORT void obs_frontend_stop_virtualcam(void);
+EXPORT bool obs_frontend_virtualcam_active(void);
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-internal.hpp b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-internal.hpp
index 64ecf9b15d0e90fce4aac81e2333a55fce6d3621..fe4c8c76aa3e17a757fb6fbbf55218be20c536ba 100644
--- a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-internal.hpp
+++ b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-internal.hpp
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ struct obs_frontend_callbacks {
 	virtual void obs_frontend_take_screenshot() = 0;
 	virtual void
 	obs_frontend_take_source_screenshot(obs_source_t *source) = 0;
+
+	virtual obs_output_t *obs_frontend_get_virtualcam_output(void) = 0;
+	virtual void obs_frontend_start_virtualcam(void) = 0;
+	virtual void obs_frontend_stop_virtualcam(void) = 0;
+	virtual bool obs_frontend_virtualcam_active(void) = 0;
 };
 
 EXPORT void
diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
index 2f25a33ed86058d87878c5b1db1b3be0dbb186b2..f8845a7af227e8111040fbb6a24332aa62ba639d 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
@@ -6300,6 +6300,9 @@ void OBSBasic::OnVirtualCamStart()
 	vcamButton->setText(QTStr("Basic.Main.StopVirtualCam"));
 	vcamButton->setChecked(true);
 
+	if (api)
+		api->on_event(OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_VIRTUALCAM_STARTED);
+
 	OnActivate();
 
 	blog(LOG_INFO, VIRTUAL_CAM_START);
@@ -6313,6 +6316,9 @@ void OBSBasic::OnVirtualCamStop(int)
 	vcamButton->setText(QTStr("Basic.Main.StartVirtualCam"));
 	vcamButton->setChecked(false);
 
+	if (api)
+		api->on_event(OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_VIRTUALCAM_STOPPED);
+
 	blog(LOG_INFO, VIRTUAL_CAM_STOP);
 
 	OnDeactivate();
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/reference-frontend-api.rst b/docs/sphinx/reference-frontend-api.rst
index fdb719d39c60bbe3e1de8268cb4f21a82de1e027..00b07fccdd4f50d418b3b380de71b9e2c0ae9889 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/reference-frontend-api.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/reference-frontend-api.rst
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ Structures/Enumerations
 
      Triggered when the recording has been unpaused.
 
+   - **OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_VIRTUALCAM_STARTED**
+
+     Triggered when the virtual camera is started.
+
+   - **OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_VIRTUALCAM_STOPPED**
+
+     Triggered when the virtual camera is stopped.
+
+
 .. type:: struct obs_frontend_source_list
 
    - DARRAY(obs_source_t*) **sources**
@@ -556,3 +565,27 @@ Functions
    Takes a screenshot of the specified source.
 
    :param source: The source to take screenshot of.
+
+---------------------------------------
+
+.. function:: obs_output_t *obs_frontend_get_virtualcam_output(void)
+
+   :return: A new reference to the current virtual camera output.
+
+---------------------------------------
+
+.. function:: void obs_frontend_start_virtualcam(void)
+
+   Starts the virtual camera.
+
+---------------------------------------
+
+.. function:: void obs_frontend_stop_virtualcam(void)
+
+   Stops the virtual camera.
+
+---------------------------------------
+
+.. function:: bool obs_frontend_virtualcam_active(void)
+
+   :return: *true* if virtual camera is active, *false* otherwise.