diff --git a/src/extensionApi.ts b/src/extensionApi.ts
index 337322ed..61f0b075 100644
--- a/src/extensionApi.ts
+++ b/src/extensionApi.ts
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@ export class PythonEnvironmentApiImpl implements PythonEnvironmentApi {
         }
         return this.envManagers.getLastKnownEnvironment(currentScope);
     }
+    getEnvironmentSync(scope: GetEnvironmentScope): PythonEnvironment | undefined {
+        const currentScope = checkUri(scope) as GetEnvironmentScope;
+        return this.envManagers.getLastKnownEnvironment(currentScope);
+    }
     onDidChangeEnvironment: Event<DidChangeEnvironmentEventArgs> = this._onDidChangeEnvironment.event;
     async resolveEnvironment(context: ResolveEnvironmentContext): Promise<PythonEnvironment | undefined> {
         await waitForAllEnvManagers();
diff --git a/src/test/extensionApi.unit.test.ts b/src/test/extensionApi.unit.test.ts
index 62459fbc..ba6e536d 100644
--- a/src/test/extensionApi.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/extensionApi.unit.test.ts
@@ -241,3 +241,67 @@ suite('PythonEnvironmentApiImpl - package resolution', () => {
         assert.ok(manage.calledOnceWithExactly(environment, { install: ['example'] }));
     });
 });
+
+suite('PythonEnvironmentApiImpl - getEnvironmentSync', () => {
+    type ApiArgs = ConstructorParameters<typeof PythonEnvironmentApiImpl>;
+    const workspaceUri = Uri.joinPath(Uri.file(process.cwd()), 'workspace');
+    const environmentUri = Uri.joinPath(workspaceUri, '.venv');
+    const scope = Uri.joinPath(workspaceUri, 'script.py');
+    const lastKnown = {
+        envId: { id: 'selected', managerId: 'ms-python.python:venv' },
+        name: 'selected',
+        displayName: 'selected',
+        displayPath: environmentUri.fsPath,
+        version: '3.12.0',
+        environmentPath: environmentUri,
+        execInfo: { run: { executable: Uri.joinPath(environmentUri, 'python').fsPath, args: [] } },
+        sysPrefix: environmentUri.fsPath,
+    } as PythonEnvironment;
+
+    function createApi(environment: PythonEnvironment | undefined): {
+        api: PythonEnvironmentApiImpl;
+        getLastKnownEnvironment: sinon.SinonStub;
+    } {
+        const getLastKnownEnvironment = sinon.stub().returns(environment);
+        const api = new PythonEnvironmentApiImpl(
+            {
+                onDidChangeActiveEnvironment: new EventEmitter().event,
+                onDidChangePackageProviderPackages: new EventEmitter().event,
+                getLastKnownEnvironment,
+            } as unknown as ApiArgs[0],
+            {
+                getProjects: () => [],
+                onDidChangeProjects: new EventEmitter<void>().event,
+            } as unknown as ApiArgs[1],
+            {} as unknown as ApiArgs[2],
+            {} as unknown as ApiArgs[3],
+            { onDidChangeEnvironmentVariables: new EventEmitter().event } as unknown as ApiArgs[4],
+        );
+        return { api, getLastKnownEnvironment };
+    }
+
+    teardown(() => {
+        sinon.restore();
+    });
+
+    test('returns the last-known environment without waiting for manager readiness', () => {
+        const { api, getLastKnownEnvironment } = createApi(lastKnown);
+
+        assert.strictEqual(api.getEnvironmentSync(scope), lastKnown);
+        sinon.assert.calledOnceWithExactly(getLastKnownEnvironment, scope);
+    });
+
+    test('returns the last-known global environment', () => {
+        const { api, getLastKnownEnvironment } = createApi(lastKnown);
+
+        assert.strictEqual(api.getEnvironmentSync(undefined), lastKnown);
+        sinon.assert.calledOnceWithExactly(getLastKnownEnvironment, undefined);
+    });
+
+    test('returns undefined when no environment has been resolved', () => {
+        const { api, getLastKnownEnvironment } = createApi(undefined);
+
+        assert.strictEqual(api.getEnvironmentSync(scope), undefined);
+        sinon.assert.calledOnceWithExactly(getLastKnownEnvironment, scope);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 8699ce61..e5373b06 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1127,6 +1127,14 @@ export interface PythonProjectEnvironmentApi {
      */
     getEnvironment(scope: GetEnvironmentScope): Promise<PythonEnvironment | undefined>;
 
+    /**
+     * Synchronously retrieves the last-known Python environment within the specified scope.
+     * This does not trigger environment discovery or refresh.
+     * @param scope - The scope within which to retrieve the environment.
+     * @returns The last-known Python environment, or undefined if none has been resolved.
+     */
+    getEnvironmentSync(scope: GetEnvironmentScope): PythonEnvironment | undefined;
+
     /**
      * Event that is fired when the selected Python environment changes for Project, Folder or File.
      * @see {@link DidChangeEnvironmentEventArgs}