diff --git a/helper/runner.go b/helper/runner.go
index 41428c5..713fa9f 100644
--- a/helper/runner.go
+++ b/helper/runner.go
@@ -17,13 +17,30 @@ import (
 
 // Runner is a mock that satisfies the Runner interface for plugin testing.
 type Runner struct {
-	Files  map[string]*hcl.File
+	files  map[string]*hcl.File
 	Issues Issues
 
 	tfconfig *configs.Config
 	config   Config
 }
 
+// NewLocalRunner initialises a new test runner.
+// Internal use only.
+func NewLocalRunner(files map[string]*hcl.File, issues Issues) *Runner {
+	return &Runner{files: map[string]*hcl.File{}, Issues: issues}
+}
+
+// AddLocalFile adds a new file to the current mapped files.
+// Internal use only.
+func (r *Runner) AddLocalFile(name string, file *hcl.File) bool {
+	if _, exists := r.files[name]; exists {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	r.files[name] = file
+	return true
+}
+
 // Config is a pseudo TFLint config file object for testing from plugins.
 type Config struct {
 	Rules []RuleConfig `hcl:"rule,block"`
@@ -134,7 +151,12 @@ func (r *Runner) Config() (*configs.Config, error) {
 
 // File returns the hcl.File object
 func (r *Runner) File(filename string) (*hcl.File, error) {
-	return r.Files[filename], nil
+	return r.files[filename], nil
+}
+
+// Files returns a map[string]hcl.File object
+func (r *Runner) Files() (map[string]*hcl.File, error) {
+	return r.files, nil
 }
 
 // RootProvider returns the provider configuration.
@@ -264,7 +286,7 @@ func (r *Runner) initFromFiles() error {
 		},
 	}
 
-	for _, file := range r.Files {
+	for _, file := range r.files {
 		content, diags := file.Body.Content(configFileSchema)
 		if diags.HasErrors() {
 			return diags
diff --git a/helper/runner_test.go b/helper/runner_test.go
index 229388a..12775aa 100644
--- a/helper/runner_test.go
+++ b/helper/runner_test.go
@@ -471,3 +471,31 @@ func Test_EnsureNoError(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Expected to exec the passed proc, but doesn't")
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_Files(t *testing.T) {
+	var sources = map[string]string{
+		"main.tf": `
+			resource "aws_instance" "foo" {
+				instance_type = "t2.micro"
+			}`,
+		"outputs.tf": `
+			output "dummy" {
+				value = "test"
+			}`,
+		"providers.tf": `
+			provider "aws" {
+				region = "us-east-1"
+			}`,
+	}
+
+	runner := TestRunner(t, sources)
+
+	files, err := runner.Files()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("The response has an unexpected error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if !cmp.Equal(len(sources), len(files)) {
+		t.Fatalf("Sources and Files differ: %s", cmp.Diff(sources, files))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/helper/testing.go b/helper/testing.go
index 49d3a8e..13f7b93 100644
--- a/helper/testing.go
+++ b/helper/testing.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 // TestRunner returns a mock Runner for testing.
 // You can pass the map of file names and their contents in the second argument.
 func TestRunner(t *testing.T, files map[string]string) *Runner {
-	runner := &Runner{Files: map[string]*hcl.File{}, Issues: Issues{}}
+	runner := NewLocalRunner(map[string]*hcl.File{}, Issues{})
 	parser := hclparse.NewParser()
 
 	for name, src := range files {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestRunner(t *testing.T, files map[string]string) *Runner {
 			}
 			runner.config = config
 		} else {
-			runner.Files[name] = file
+			runner.AddLocalFile(name, file)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tflint/client/client.go b/tflint/client/client.go
index 2e5b985..b7d2ebe 100644
--- a/tflint/client/client.go
+++ b/tflint/client/client.go
@@ -186,6 +186,26 @@ func (c *Client) File(filename string) (*hcl.File, error) {
 	return file, nil
 }
 
+// Files calls the server-side Files method and returns a collection of hcl.File object.
+func (c *Client) Files() (map[string]*hcl.File, error) {
+	var response FilesResponse
+	if err := c.rpcClient.Call("Plugin.Files", FilesRequest{}, &response); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	files := make(map[string]*hcl.File)
+	for filename, content := range response.Files {
+		file, diags := parseConfig(content, filename, hcl.InitialPos)
+
+		if diags.HasErrors() {
+			return nil, diags
+		}
+
+		files[filename] = file
+	}
+	return files, nil
+}
+
 // RootProvider calls the server-side RootProvider method and returns the provider configuration.
 func (c *Client) RootProvider(name string) (*configs.Provider, error) {
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Accessing to the `%s` provider config in the root module", name)
diff --git a/tflint/client/rpc.go b/tflint/client/rpc.go
index d7153b8..1264f98 100644
--- a/tflint/client/rpc.go
+++ b/tflint/client/rpc.go
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ type FileResponse struct {
 	Range hcl.Range
 }
 
+// FilesRequest is a request to the server-side Files method.
+type FilesRequest struct{}
+
+// FilesResponse is a response to the server-side Files method.
+type FilesResponse struct {
+	Files map[string][]byte
+	Err   error
+}
+
 // RootProviderRequest is a request to the server-side RootProvider method.
 type RootProviderRequest struct {
 	Name string
diff --git a/tflint/interface.go b/tflint/interface.go
index c143bb2..3e538d9 100644
--- a/tflint/interface.go
+++ b/tflint/interface.go
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ type Runner interface {
 	// When accessing resources, expressions, etc, it is recommended to use high-level APIs.
 	File(string) (*hcl.File, error)
 
+	// Files returns a map[string]hcl.File object, where the key is the file name.
+	// This is low level API for accessing information such as comments and syntax.
+	Files() (map[string]*hcl.File, error)
+
 	// RootProvider returns the provider configuration in the root module.
 	// It can be used by child modules to access the credentials defined in the root module.
 	RootProvider(name string) (*configs.Provider, error)
diff --git a/tflint/server/server.go b/tflint/server/server.go
index 790c1db..67c7e85 100644
--- a/tflint/server/server.go
+++ b/tflint/server/server.go
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ type Server interface {
 	Backend(*client.BackendRequest, *client.BackendResponse) error
 	EvalExpr(*client.EvalExprRequest, *client.EvalExprResponse) error
 	EmitIssue(*client.EmitIssueRequest, *interface{}) error
+	Files(*client.FilesRequest, *client.FilesResponse) error
 }