diff --git a/src/gwc/core/src/main/java/org/geoserver/cloud/gwc/repository/CachingTileLayerCatalog.java b/src/gwc/core/src/main/java/org/geoserver/cloud/gwc/repository/CachingTileLayerCatalog.java
index 02c3f4f68..eba96f1ab 100644
--- a/src/gwc/core/src/main/java/org/geoserver/cloud/gwc/repository/CachingTileLayerCatalog.java
+++ b/src/gwc/core/src/main/java/org/geoserver/cloud/gwc/repository/CachingTileLayerCatalog.java
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ public void onTileLayerEvent(TileLayerEvent event) {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Set<String> getLayerIds() {
+        return Set.copyOf(this.namesById.keySet());
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Set<String> getLayerNames() {
         return Set.copyOf(this.namesById.values());
diff --git a/src/gwc/core/src/test/java/org/geoserver/cloud/gwc/repository/CachingTileLayerCatalogTest.java b/src/gwc/core/src/test/java/org/geoserver/cloud/gwc/repository/CachingTileLayerCatalogTest.java
index 46d8df5b2..aafefa385 100644
--- a/src/gwc/core/src/test/java/org/geoserver/cloud/gwc/repository/CachingTileLayerCatalogTest.java
+++ b/src/gwc/core/src/test/java/org/geoserver/cloud/gwc/repository/CachingTileLayerCatalogTest.java
@@ -138,12 +138,26 @@ public void onEvent(String layerId, Type type) {
         assertThat(caching.namesById.get("tl1")).isNull();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void getLayerIds() {
+        add(catalog, "tl1");
+        add(catalog, "tl2");
+        assertThat(caching.getLayerIds()).isEmpty();
+        caching.initialize();
+        assertThat(caching.getLayerIds()).isEqualTo(catalog.getLayerIds());
+        add(caching, "tl3");
+        assertThat(caching.getLayerIds()).isEqualTo(catalog.getLayerIds());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void getLayerNames() {
         add(catalog, "tl1");
         add(catalog, "tl2");
+        assertThat(caching.getLayerNames()).isEmpty();
         caching.initialize();
         assertThat(caching.getLayerNames()).isEqualTo(catalog.getLayerNames());
+        add(caching, "tl3");
+        assertThat(caching.getLayerNames()).isEqualTo(catalog.getLayerNames());
     }
 
     @Test