diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/ServiceCaller.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/ServiceCaller.java
index 9d79748b734..730c6f6bf63 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/ServiceCaller.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.common/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/ServiceCaller.java
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.core.runtime;
 
+import java.lang.StackWalker.Option;
 import java.security.AccessController;
 import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+import java.util.stream.IntStream;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import org.osgi.framework.*;
 import org.osgi.util.tracker.ServiceTracker;
 
@@ -90,6 +93,9 @@
  * @since 3.13
  */
 public class ServiceCaller<Service> {
+
+	private static final StackWalker STACK_WALKER = StackWalker.getInstance(Option.RETAIN_CLASS_REFERENCE);
+
 	/**
 	 * Calls an OSGi service by dynamically looking it up and passing it to the given consumer.
 	 * <p>
@@ -140,6 +146,123 @@ public static <Service> boolean callOnce(Class<?> caller, Class<Service> service
 		return new ServiceCaller<>(caller, serviceType, filter).getCallUnget(consumer);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Not thread save.
+	 * <p>
+	 * Service registrations are obtained upon creation, service instances are get
+	 * on the first request (i.e. the first instance when {@link #isAvailable()} or
+	 * {@link #get()} is called. Services that are unregistered in the meantime are
+	 * discarded and newly registered services are ignored.
+	 * </p>
+	 * 
+	 * @param <S> the service type for this caller
+	 * @since 3.17
+	 */
+	public interface ServiceUsage<S> extends AutoCloseable, Supplier<S> {
+
+		/**
+		 * Returns true if any service is available.
+		 * 
+		 * @return true if any instance is available.
+		 */
+		boolean isAvailable();
+
+		/**
+		 * Gets the first available service implementation.
+		 */
+		@Override
+		S get() throws NoSuchElementException;
+
+		Stream<S> all();
+
+		@Override
+		void close(); // do not throw checked exception
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 3.17
+	 */
+	public static <T> ServiceUsage<T> useService(Class<T> serviceType) {
+		Class<?> callerClass = STACK_WALKER.getCallerClass();
+		try {
+			return useService(callerClass, serviceType, null);
+		} catch (InvalidSyntaxException e) {
+			throw new AssertionError("Impossible exception was thrown"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 3.17
+	 */
+	public static <S> ServiceUsage<S> useService(Class<S> serviceType, String filter) throws InvalidSyntaxException {
+		Class<?> callerClass = STACK_WALKER.getCallerClass();
+		return useService(callerClass, serviceType, filter);
+	}
+
+	private static <S> ServiceUsage<S> useService(Class<?> caller, Class<S> serviceType, String filter)
+			throws InvalidSyntaxException {
+		Bundle bundle = FrameworkUtil.getBundle(caller);
+		if (bundle == null) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException(); // TODO: handle differently?
+		}
+		BundleContext ctx = bundle.getBundleContext();
+		if (ctx == null) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException(); // TODO: handle differently?
+		}
+		return useService(serviceType, filter, ctx);
+	}
+
+	// TODO: consider to provide this as public overload if somebody already has a
+	// context?
+	private static <S> ServiceUsage<S> useService(Class<S> serviceType, String filter, BundleContext context)
+			throws InvalidSyntaxException {
+		String serviceName = serviceType.getName();
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		ServiceReference<S>[] references = (ServiceReference<S>[]) context.getServiceReferences(serviceName, filter);
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		S[] instances = (S[]) new Object[references.length];
+
+		return new ServiceUsage<>() {
+			@Override
+			public boolean isAvailable() {
+				return references.length > 0 && all().findAny().isPresent();
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public S get() {
+				if (references.length > 0) {
+					Optional<S> first = all().findFirst();
+					if (first.isPresent()) {
+						return first.get();
+					}
+				}
+				throw new NoSuchElementException("Service '" + serviceName + "' is not available"); //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public Stream<S> all() {
+				if (references.length == 0) {
+					return Stream.empty();
+				}
+				return IntStream.range(0, references.length).mapToObj(i -> {
+					if (instances[i] == null) {
+						instances[i] = context.getService(references[i]);
+					}
+					return instances[i];
+				}).filter(Objects::nonNull);
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void close() {
+				for (int i = 0; i < references.length; i++) {
+					if (instances[i] != null) {
+						context.ungetService(references[i]);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
 	static int getRank(ServiceReference<?> ref) {
 		Object rank = ref.getProperty(Constants.SERVICE_RANKING);
 		if (rank instanceof Integer) {