diff --git a/common/file-list.c b/common/file-list.c
index 010f8f0..0b760c1 100644
--- a/common/file-list.c
+++ b/common/file-list.c
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
 #define PARSE_NAME	1
 #define PARSE_FLAGS	2
 
+struct file_list_entry *file_list_entry_by_name(struct file_list *files, const char *name)
+{
+	struct file_list_entry *entry;
+
+	file_list_for_each_entry(files, entry) {
+		if (!strcmp(entry->name, name))
+			return entry;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 int file_list_add_entry(struct file_list *files, const char *name, const char *filename,
 			unsigned long flags)
 {
diff --git a/include/file-list.h b/include/file-list.h
index ccdc2b5..1e02539 100644
--- a/include/file-list.h
+++ b/include/file-list.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 int file_list_add_entry(struct file_list *files, const char *name, const char *filename,
 			unsigned long flags);
 
+struct file_list_entry *file_list_entry_by_name(struct file_list *files, const char *name);
+
 #define file_list_for_each_entry(files, entry) \
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, &files->list, list)