diff --git a/autotests/server/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/server/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/autotests/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ########################################################
 # Test WaylandServerDisplay
 ########################################################
+add_definitions(-DAUTOTEST_CURRENT_BIN_DIR="${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
 set( testWaylandServerDisplay_SRCS
         test_display.cpp
     )
diff --git a/autotests/server/test_display.cpp b/autotests/server/test_display.cpp
--- a/autotests/server/test_display.cpp
+++ b/autotests/server/test_display.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
     QVERIFY(connection->groupId() != 0);
     QVERIFY(connection->processId() != 0);
     QCOMPARE(connection->display(), &display);
+    QCOMPARE(connection->executablePath(), QStringLiteral("%1/testWaylandServerDisplay").arg(AUTOTEST_CURRENT_BIN_DIR));
     QCOMPARE((wl_client*)*connection, client);
     const ClientConnection &constRef = *connection;
     QCOMPARE((wl_client*)constRef, client);
diff --git a/src/server/clientconnection.h b/src/server/clientconnection.h
--- a/src/server/clientconnection.h
+++ b/src/server/clientconnection.h
@@ -109,6 +109,19 @@
     gid_t groupId() const;
 
     /**
+     * The absolute path to the executable.
+     *
+     * Please note: if the ClientConnection got created with @link Display::createClient @endlink
+     * the executablePath will be identical to the process running the KWayland::Server::Display.
+     *
+     * If the executable path cannot be resolved an empty QString is returned.
+     *
+     * @see processId
+     * @since 5.6
+     **/
+    QString executablePath() const;
+
+    /**
      * Cast operator the native wl_client this ClientConnection represents.
      **/
     operator wl_client*();
diff --git a/src/server/clientconnection.cpp b/src/server/clientconnection.cpp
--- a/src/server/clientconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/server/clientconnection.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "clientconnection.h"
 #include "display.h"
 // Qt
+#include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QVector>
 // Wayland
 #include <wayland-server.h>
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
     pid_t pid = 0;
     uid_t user = 0;
     gid_t group = 0;
+    QString executablePath;
 
 private:
     static void destroyListenerCallback(wl_listener *listener, void *data);
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@
     listener.notify = destroyListenerCallback;
     wl_client_add_destroy_listener(c, &listener);
     wl_client_get_credentials(client, &pid, &user, &group);
+    executablePath = QFileInfo(QStringLiteral("/proc/%1/exe").arg(pid)).symLinkTarget();
 }
 
 ClientConnection::Private::~Private()
@@ -145,5 +148,10 @@
     return d->user;
 }
 
+QString ClientConnection::executablePath() const
+{
+    return d->executablePath;
+}
+
 }
 }