diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
index c3829ed1b14a..fb9ae0741a01 100644
--- a/.idea/modules.xml
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/editor-ui-api/intellij.platform.editor.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/editor-ui-api/intellij.platform.editor.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/editor-ui-ex/intellij.platform.editor.ex.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/editor-ui-ex/intellij.platform.editor.ex.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/eel/intellij.platform.eel.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/eel/intellij.platform.eel.iml" />
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/eelProvider/intellij.platform.eel.provider.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/eelProvider/intellij.platform.eel.provider.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/execution/intellij.platform.execution.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/execution/intellij.platform.execution.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/execution.dashboard/intellij.platform.execution.dashboard.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/execution.dashboard/intellij.platform.execution.dashboard.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/execution-impl/intellij.platform.execution.impl.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/execution-impl/intellij.platform.execution.impl.iml" />
diff --git a/platform/eel/intellij.platform.eel.iml b/platform/eel/intellij.platform.eel.iml
index 3a15dc6dd32a..90909950ef17 100644
--- a/platform/eel/intellij.platform.eel.iml
+++ b/platform/eel/intellij.platform.eel.iml
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@
     <orderEntry type="library" name="kotlin-stdlib" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="jetbrains-annotations" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="kotlinx-coroutines-core" level="project" />
-    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.util.base" />
   </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/eel/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/EelFsApi.kt b/platform/eel/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/EelFsApi.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c252b7c5f621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/eel/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/EelFsApi.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+package com.intellij.platform.eel
+
+import java.nio.file.Path
+
+interface EelFsApi {
+  fun getOriginalPath(path: Path): EelPath.Absolute
+}
+
+sealed interface EelPath {
+  data class Relative(val path: String) : EelPath
+  data class Absolute(val path: String) : EelPath
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/eel/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/EelTunnelsApi.kt b/platform/eel/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/EelTunnelsApi.kt
index 66b24fdcf247..9480fe26527c 100644
--- a/platform/eel/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/EelTunnelsApi.kt
+++ b/platform/eel/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/EelTunnelsApi.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.intellij.platform.eel
 
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.NlsSafe
 import com.intellij.platform.eel.EelTunnelsApi.Connection
 import com.intellij.platform.eel.impl.IpProtocolPreferenceImpl
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ sealed interface EelNetworkResult<out T, out E : EelNetworkError> {
  * An error that can happen during the creation of a connection to a remote server
  */
 interface EelConnectionError : EelNetworkError {
-  val message: @NlsSafe String
+  val message: String
 
   /**
    * Returned when the remote host cannot create an object of a socket.
diff --git a/platform/eelProvider/api-dump.txt b/platform/eelProvider/api-dump.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/platform/eelProvider/intellij.platform.eel.provider.iml b/platform/eelProvider/intellij.platform.eel.provider.iml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66e61dd8f53b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/eelProvider/intellij.platform.eel.provider.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
+    <exclude-output />
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="kotlin-stdlib" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="jetbrains-annotations" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="kotlinx-coroutines-core" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.util.base" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.extensions" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.util" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.eel" />
+  </component>
+</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/eelProvider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/EelProvider.kt b/platform/eelProvider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/EelProvider.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d7d25055a3cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/eelProvider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/EelProvider.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+package com.intellij.platform.eel.provider
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.ExtensionPointName
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.EelApi
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import kotlin.collections.firstNotNullOfOrNull
+
+suspend fun Path.getEelApi(): EelApi =
+  EP_NAME.extensionList.firstNotNullOfOrNull { it.getEelApi(this) } ?: LocalEelApi()
+
+@ApiStatus.Internal
+interface EelProvider {
+  suspend fun getEelApi(path: Path): EelApi?
+}
+
+private val EP_NAME = ExtensionPointName<EelProvider>("com.intellij.eelProvider")
+
+fun LocalEelApi(): EelApi = TODO()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/eelProvider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/package-info.java b/platform/eelProvider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..95be88dc28b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/eelProvider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+/**
+ * EEL API provider
+ */
+@ApiStatus.Internal
+package com.intellij.platform.eel.provider;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/intellij.platform.ide.impl.iml b/platform/platform-impl/intellij.platform.ide.impl.iml
index 4933354b3208..1fd8654f6aca 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/intellij.platform.ide.impl.iml
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/intellij.platform.ide.impl.iml
@@ -145,5 +145,6 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.jbr" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.ui.jcef" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="fleet.util.core" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.eel.provider" />
   </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/ijent/nio/toggle/IjentNioFsStrategy.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/ijent/nio/toggle/IjentNioFsStrategy.kt
index a355e0066d02..b026131eef0b 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/ijent/nio/toggle/IjentNioFsStrategy.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/execution/wsl/ijent/nio/toggle/IjentNioFsStrategy.kt
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ import com.intellij.execution.wsl.WslDistributionManager
 import com.intellij.execution.wsl.WslIjentManager
 import com.intellij.execution.wsl.ijent.nio.IjentWslNioFileSystem
 import com.intellij.execution.wsl.ijent.nio.IjentWslNioFileSystemProvider
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.serviceAsync
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.debug
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.logger
 import com.intellij.platform.core.nio.fs.MultiRoutingFileSystemProvider
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.EelApi
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.EelProvider
 import com.intellij.platform.ijent.community.impl.IjentFailSafeFileSystemPosixApi
 import com.intellij.platform.ijent.community.impl.nio.IjentNioFileSystemProvider
 import com.intellij.platform.ijent.community.impl.nio.telemetry.TracingFileSystemProvider
+import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil
 import com.intellij.util.containers.forEachGuaranteed
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
@@ -22,9 +26,11 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.VisibleForTesting
 import java.net.URI
 import java.nio.file.FileSystem
 import java.nio.file.FileSystemAlreadyExistsException
+import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer
+import kotlin.io.path.isSameFileAs
 
 @ApiStatus.Internal
 @VisibleForTesting
@@ -33,10 +39,25 @@ class IjentWslNioFsToggleStrategy(
   private val coroutineScope: CoroutineScope,
 ) {
   private val ownFileSystems = OwnFileSystems(multiRoutingFileSystemProvider)
+  private val enabledInDistros: MutableSet<WSLDistribution> = ContainerUtil.newConcurrentSet()
 
   init {
     coroutineScope.coroutineContext.job.invokeOnCompletion {
       unregisterAll()
+      enabledInDistros.clear()
+    }
+  }
+
+  // TODO Move to ijent.impl?
+  internal class WslEelProvider : EelProvider {
+    override suspend fun getEelApi(path: Path): EelApi? {
+      val service = serviceAsync<IjentWslNioFsToggleStrategy>()
+      for (distro in service.enabledInDistros) {
+        if (distro.uncRootPath.isSameFileAs(path.root)) {
+          return WslIjentManager.getInstance().getIjentApi(distro, null, rootUser = false)
+        }
+      }
+      return null
     }
   }
 
@@ -69,10 +90,12 @@ class IjentWslNioFsToggleStrategy(
   }
 
   private suspend fun handleWslDistributionAddition(distro: WSLDistribution) {
+    enabledInDistros += distro
     switchToIjentFs(distro)
   }
 
   private fun handleWslDistributionDeletion(distro: WSLDistribution) {
+    enabledInDistros -= distro
     ownFileSystems.compute(distro) { _, ownFs, actualFs ->
       if (ownFs == actualFs) {
         LOG.info("Unregistering a custom filesystem $actualFs from a removed WSL distribution $distro")
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensionPoints.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensionPoints.xml
index b3ef2eac5bb2..1917797270ec 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensionPoints.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensionPoints.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
       <with attribute="instance" implements="com.intellij.openapi.options.Configurable"/>
     </extensionPoint>
 
+    <extensionPoint name="eelProvider" interface="com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.EelProvider" dynamic="true"/>
+
     <extensionPoint name="applicationConfigurable"
                     dynamic="true"
                     beanClass="com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurableEP">
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
index fa3c7cf35678..1d6368d1339d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@
     <applicationService serviceInterface="com.intellij.openapi.keymap.KeymapManager"
                         serviceImplementation="com.intellij.openapi.keymap.impl.KeymapManagerImpl"/>
 
+    <eelProvider implementation="com.intellij.execution.wsl.ijent.nio.toggle.IjentWslNioFsToggleStrategy$WslEelProvider"/>
+
     <applicationService serviceInterface="com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectManager"
                         serviceImplementation="com.intellij.openapi.project.impl.ProjectManagerImpl"
                         testServiceImplementation="com.intellij.project.TestProjectManager"/>
diff --git a/platform/platform-tests/intellij.platform.tests.iml b/platform/platform-tests/intellij.platform.tests.iml
index 5839441e0483..4b46637f06fe 100644
--- a/platform/platform-tests/intellij.platform.tests.iml
+++ b/platform/platform-tests/intellij.platform.tests.iml
@@ -102,5 +102,6 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.ui.jcef" scope="TEST" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.eel" scope="TEST" />
     <orderEntry type="library" scope="TEST" name="rhino" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.eel.provider" />
   </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file