diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/model/registry/Registries.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/model/registry/Registries.java
index 3805f4c77..448069803 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/model/registry/Registries.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/model/registry/Registries.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.collect.Streams;
 import com.google.common.net.InternetDomainName;
+import com.googlecode.objectify.Key;
 import google.registry.model.registry.Registry.TldType;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -80,6 +81,15 @@ public final class Registries {
     return ImmutableSet.copyOf(filterValues(cache.get(), equalTo(type)).keySet());
   }
 
+  /** Returns the Registry entities themselves of the given type loaded fresh from Datastore. */
+  public static ImmutableSet<Registry> getTldEntitiesOfType(TldType type) {
+    ImmutableSet<Key<Registry>> keys =
+        filterValues(cache.get(), equalTo(type)).keySet().stream()
+            .map(tld -> Key.create(getCrossTldKey(), Registry.class, tld))
+            .collect(toImmutableSet());
+    return ImmutableSet.copyOf(tm().doTransactionless(() -> ofy().load().keys(keys).values()));
+  }
+
   /** Pass-through check that the specified TLD exists, otherwise throw an IAE. */
   public static String assertTldExists(String tld) {
     checkArgument(
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/model/registry/RegistriesTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/model/registry/RegistriesTest.java
index 99dd6c2e1..c810b185c 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/model/registry/RegistriesTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/model/registry/RegistriesTest.java
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ package google.registry.model.registry;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth8.assertThat;
 import static google.registry.testing.DatastoreHelper.createTlds;
+import static google.registry.testing.DatastoreHelper.newRegistry;
+import static google.registry.testing.DatastoreHelper.persistResource;
 import static google.registry.testing.JUnitBackports.assertThrows;
 
 import com.google.common.net.InternetDomainName;
+import google.registry.model.registry.Registry.TldType;
 import google.registry.testing.AppEngineRule;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ public class RegistriesTest {
 
   @Rule
   public final AppEngineRule appEngine = AppEngineRule.builder().withDatastore().build();
+
   private void initTestTlds() {
     createTlds("foo", "a.b.c"); // Test a multipart tld.
   }
@@ -42,6 +46,16 @@ public class RegistriesTest {
     assertThat(Registries.getTlds()).containsExactly("foo", "a.b.c");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void test_getTldEntities() {
+    initTestTlds();
+    persistResource(newRegistry("testtld", "TESTTLD").asBuilder().setTldType(TldType.TEST).build());
+    assertThat(Registries.getTldEntitiesOfType(TldType.REAL))
+        .containsExactly(Registry.get("foo"), Registry.get("a.b.c"));
+    assertThat(Registries.getTldEntitiesOfType(TldType.TEST))
+        .containsExactly(Registry.get("testtld"));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testGetTlds_withNoRegistriesPersisted_returnsEmptySet() {
     assertThat(Registries.getTlds()).isEmpty();