diff --git a/drivers/core/uclass.c b/drivers/core/uclass.c
index 61e96e9a42..c1ebee77f0 100644
--- a/drivers/core/uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/core/uclass.c
@@ -298,6 +298,17 @@ int uclass_get_device(enum uclass_id id, int index, struct udevice **devp)
 	return uclass_get_device_tail(dev, ret, devp);
 }
 
+int uclass_get_device_by_name(enum uclass_id id, const char *name,
+			      struct udevice **devp)
+{
+	struct udevice *dev;
+	int ret;
+
+	*devp = NULL;
+	ret = uclass_find_device_by_name(id, name, &dev);
+	return uclass_get_device_tail(dev, ret, devp);
+}
+
 int uclass_get_device_by_seq(enum uclass_id id, int seq, struct udevice **devp)
 {
 	struct udevice *dev;
diff --git a/include/dm/uclass.h b/include/dm/uclass.h
index b271472618..66e0ea509c 100644
--- a/include/dm/uclass.h
+++ b/include/dm/uclass.h
@@ -129,6 +129,21 @@ int uclass_get(enum uclass_id key, struct uclass **ucp);
  */
 int uclass_get_device(enum uclass_id id, int index, struct udevice **devp);
 
+/**
+ * uclass_get_device_by_name() - Get a uclass device by it's name
+ *
+ * This searches the devices in the uclass for one with the given name.
+ *
+ * The device is probed to activate it ready for use.
+ *
+ * @id: ID to look up
+ * @name: name of a device to get
+ * @devp: Returns pointer to device (the first one with the name)
+ * @return 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ */
+int uclass_get_device_by_name(enum uclass_id id, const char *name,
+			      struct udevice **devp);
+
 /**
  * uclass_get_device_by_seq() - Get a uclass device based on an ID and sequence
  *