diff --git a/src/Application/RectorRegistry.php b/src/Application/RectorRegistry.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e2679f3b57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Application/RectorRegistry.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Application;
+
+use Rector\Contract\Rector\RectorInterface;
+use Rector\Skipper\Skipper\Skipper;
+
+/**
+ * @see \Rector\Tests\Application\RectorRegistryTest
+ */
+final class RectorRegistry
+{
+    /**
+     * @param RectorInterface[] $rectors
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        private array $rectors,
+        private readonly Skipper $skipper
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param RectorInterface[] $rectors
+     * @api used in tests to update the active rules
+     *
+     * @internal Used only in Rector core, not supported outside. Might change any time.
+     */
+    public function refreshRectors(array $rectors): void
+    {
+        $this->rectors = $rectors;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return RectorInterface[]
+     *
+     * @api used in tests
+     */
+    public function forPath(string $filePath): array
+    {
+        $rectorsForPath = [];
+        foreach ($this->rectors as $rector) {
+            if ($this->skipper->shouldSkipRectorAndFile($rector, $filePath)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $rectorsForPath[] = $rector;
+        }
+
+        return $rectorsForPath;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/LazyContainerFactory.php b/src/DependencyInjection/LazyContainerFactory.php
index c31bb18f62d..1a06549745f 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/LazyContainerFactory.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/LazyContainerFactory.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use PHPStan\Reflection\ReflectionProvider;
 use Rector\Application\FileProcessor;
 use Rector\Application\Provider\CurrentFileProvider;
+use Rector\Application\RectorRegistry;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\Comment\CommentsMerger;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\Contract\BasePhpDocNodeVisitorInterface;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocNodeVisitor\ArrayTypePhpDocNodeVisitor;
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ private function registerFileProcessing(RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void
     {
         $rectorConfig->singleton(FileProcessor::class);
         $rectorConfig->singleton(PostFileProcessor::class);
+        $rectorConfig->singleton(RectorRegistry::class);
 
         // shared state: collects used skips across the skipper, the path skipper and the file processor
         $rectorConfig->singleton(UsedSkipCollector::class);
diff --git a/tests/Application/RectorRegistryTest.php b/tests/Application/RectorRegistryTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f20fbd0acff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Application/RectorRegistryTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Application;
+
+use Rector\Application\RectorRegistry;
+use Rector\Configuration\Option;
+use Rector\Configuration\Parameter\SimpleParameterProvider;
+use Rector\Testing\PHPUnit\AbstractLazyTestCase;
+use Rector\Tests\Application\Source\SkippableRector;
+
+final class RectorRegistryTest extends AbstractLazyTestCase
+{
+    private RectorRegistry $rectorRegistry;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        SimpleParameterProvider::setParameter(Option::SKIP, [
+            SkippableRector::class => ['*/skipped_directory/*'],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->rectorRegistry = $this->make(RectorRegistry::class);
+        $this->rectorRegistry->refreshRectors([new SkippableRector()]);
+    }
+
+    protected function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        SimpleParameterProvider::setParameter(Option::SKIP, []);
+    }
+
+    public function testForPathSkipsRectorForSkippedPath(): void
+    {
+        $rectorsForPath = $this->rectorRegistry->forPath(__DIR__ . '/skipped_directory/some_file.php');
+
+        $this->assertSame([], $rectorsForPath);
+    }
+
+    public function testForPathKeepsRectorForOtherPath(): void
+    {
+        $rectorsForPath = $this->rectorRegistry->forPath(__DIR__ . '/some_file.php');
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $rectorsForPath);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(SkippableRector::class, $rectorsForPath[0]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Application/Source/SkippableRector.php b/tests/Application/Source/SkippableRector.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7a63644f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Application/Source/SkippableRector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Application\Source;
+
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use Rector\Contract\Rector\RectorInterface;
+use Rector\RuleDoc\RuleDefinition;
+
+final class SkippableRector implements RectorInterface
+{
+    public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
+    {
+        return new RuleDefinition('Fixture rule used to assert registry path skipping', []);
+    }
+
+    public function getNodeTypes(): array
+    {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    public function refactor(Node $node)
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+}