diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/analysis/DefaultDataTypeManagerService.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/analysis/DefaultDataTypeManagerService.java
index 6a086b0e49..176b7e00b6 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/analysis/DefaultDataTypeManagerService.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/analysis/DefaultDataTypeManagerService.java
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ public class DefaultDataTypeManagerService implements DataTypeManagerService {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public List<DataType> getSelectedDatatypes() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void setRecentlyUsed(DataType dt) {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPlugin.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPlugin.java
index ef439d43cd..1ae2fe61fc 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPlugin.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPlugin.java
@@ -612,6 +612,14 @@ public class DataTypeManagerPlugin extends ProgramPlugin
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public List<DataType> getSelectedDatatypes() {
+		if (provider.isVisible()) {
+			return provider.getSelectedDataTypes();
+		}
+		return Collections.emptyList();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void setRecentlyUsed(DataType dt) {
 		dataTypeManagerHandler.setRecentlyUsedDataType(dt);
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypesProvider.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypesProvider.java
index 206d3aa35f..d89903da13 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypesProvider.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypesProvider.java
@@ -780,6 +780,25 @@ public class DataTypesProvider extends ComponentProviderAdapter {
 		contextChanged();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a list of all the data types selected in the data types tree
+	 * @return a list of all the data types selected in the data types tree
+	 */
+	public List<DataType> getSelectedDataTypes() {
+		List<DataType> selectedDataTypes = new ArrayList<>();
+		DataTypeArchiveGTree gTree = getGTree();
+		for (TreePath path : gTree.getSelectionPaths()) {
+			Object node = path.getLastPathComponent();
+			if (node instanceof DataTypeNode) {
+				DataType dataType = ((DataTypeNode) node).getDataType();
+				if (dataType != null) {
+					selectedDataTypes.add(dataType);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return selectedDataTypes;
+	}
+
 	// this is a callback from the action--we need this to prevent callbacks, as the other
 	// version of this method will try to get the method, which will lazily created it, which
 	// will trigger a callback...
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/services/DataTypeManagerService.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/services/DataTypeManagerService.java
index fce2133d8b..d9e38f26a3 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/services/DataTypeManagerService.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/services/DataTypeManagerService.java
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ public interface DataTypeManagerService extends DataTypeQueryService {
 	 */
 	public void setDataTypeSelected(DataType dataType);
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the list of data types that are currently selected in the data types tree
+	 * @return  the list of data types that are currently selected in the data types tree
+	 */
+	public List<DataType> getSelectedDatatypes();
+
 	/**
 	 * Shows the user a dialog that allows them to choose a data type from a tree of all available
 	 * data types.
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPluginTest.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPluginTest.java
index 237be63780..a1e7d003f8 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPluginTest.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPluginTest.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import ghidra.app.plugin.core.datamgr.archive.DataTypeManagerHandler;
 import ghidra.app.plugin.core.datamgr.tree.*;
 import ghidra.app.plugin.core.function.AbstractEditFunctionSignatureDialog;
 import ghidra.app.plugin.core.programtree.ProgramTreePlugin;
+import ghidra.app.services.DataTypeManagerService;
 import ghidra.app.services.ProgramManager;
 import ghidra.app.util.datatype.DataTypeSelectionEditor;
 import ghidra.framework.options.ToolOptions;
@@ -900,9 +901,40 @@ public class DataTypeManagerPluginTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegrationTe
 		assertMatchingStructures(resultsProvider, "Structure_0x10", "Structure_0x20");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testGetSelectedDatatypesFromService() {
+		DataTypeManagerService dataTypeManagerService =
+			tool.getService(DataTypeManagerService.class);
+
+		assertEquals(0, dataTypeManagerService.getSelectedDatatypes().size());
+
+		CategoryPath path = new CategoryPath("/MISC");
+		DataType dt1 = program.getDataTypeManager().getDataType(path, "ArrayStruct");
+		DataType dt2 = program.getDataTypeManager().getDataType(path, "ArrayUnion");
+
+		selectDataTypes(dt1, dt2);
+
+		List<DataType> selectedDatatypes = dataTypeManagerService.getSelectedDatatypes();
+		assertEquals(2, selectedDatatypes.size());
+		assertTrue(selectedDatatypes.contains(dt1));
+		assertTrue(selectedDatatypes.contains(dt2));
+	}
+
 //==================================================================================================
 // Private methods
 //==================================================================================================
+	private void selectDataTypes(DataType dt1, DataType dt2) {
+		String catName1 = dt1.getCategoryPath().getName(); // assumes path is only 1 level
+		CategoryNode cat1 = (CategoryNode) programNode.getChild(catName1);
+		DataTypeNode node1 = cat1.getNode(dt1);
+
+		String catName2 = dt2.getCategoryPath().getName(); // assumes path is only 1 level
+		CategoryNode cat2 = (CategoryNode) programNode.getChild(catName2);
+		DataTypeNode node2 = cat2.getNode(dt2);
+
+		tree.setSelectedNodes(node1, node2);
+		waitForTree(tree);
+	}
 
 	private void createStructureWithOffset_0x4() {
 
diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test/java/ghidra/app/services/TestDoubleDataTypeManagerService.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test/java/ghidra/app/services/TestDoubleDataTypeManagerService.java
index a906497d48..730109c1f9 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test/java/ghidra/app/services/TestDoubleDataTypeManagerService.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test/java/ghidra/app/services/TestDoubleDataTypeManagerService.java
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ public class TestDoubleDataTypeManagerService implements DataTypeManagerService
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public List<DataType> getSelectedDatatypes() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public DataType getDataType(TreePath selectedPath) {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();