diff --git a/aiida/orm/entities.py b/aiida/orm/entities.py
index cec8122d88..fdf0639db2 100644
--- a/aiida/orm/entities.py
+++ b/aiida/orm/entities.py
@@ -185,6 +185,18 @@ def collection(cls) -> CollectionType:  # pylint: disable=no-self-argument
         """
         return cls._CLS_COLLECTION.get_cached(cls, get_manager().get_profile_storage())
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_collection(cls, backend: 'StorageBackend'):
+        """Get a collection for objects of this type for a given backend.
+
+        .. note:: Use the ``collection`` class property instead if the currently loaded backend or backend of the
+            default profile should be used.
+
+        :param backend: The backend of the collection to use.
+        :return: A collection object that can be used to access entities of this type.
+        """
+        return cls._CLS_COLLECTION.get_cached(cls, backend)
+
     @classmethod
     def get(cls, **kwargs):
         """Get an entity of the collection matching the given filters.
diff --git a/tests/orm/test_entities.py b/tests/orm/test_entities.py
index ae9b1272d4..bbdc4fa5cf 100644
--- a/tests/orm/test_entities.py
+++ b/tests/orm/test_entities.py
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
 class TestBackendEntitiesAndCollections:
     """Test backend entities and their collections"""
 
+    def test_get_collection(self, backend):
+        """Test :meth:`aiida.orm.entities.Entity.get_collection`."""
+        user_collection = orm.User.get_collection(backend)
+        assert user_collection is orm.User.collection
+        assert user_collection.backend is backend
+
     def test_collections_cache(self):
         """Make sure that we're not recreating collections each time .collection is called"""
         # Check directly