diff --git a/src/bindings/luajit/eolian.lua b/src/bindings/luajit/eolian.lua
index fa78cc2dcf..6cf150002d 100644
--- a/src/bindings/luajit/eolian.lua
+++ b/src/bindings/luajit/eolian.lua
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ ffi.cdef [[
     const char *eolian_variable_full_name_get(const Eolian_Variable *var);
     Eina_Iterator *eolian_variable_namespaces_get(const Eolian_Variable *var);
     Eina_Bool eolian_variable_is_extern(const Eolian_Variable *var);
+    const Eolian_Declaration *eolian_declaration_get_by_name(const char *name);
     Eina_Iterator *eolian_declarations_get_by_file(const char *fname);
     Eolian_Declaration_Type eolian_declaration_type_get(const Eolian_Declaration *decl);
     const char *eolian_declaration_name_get(const Eolian_Declaration *decl);
@@ -1266,6 +1267,14 @@ M.Variable = ffi.metatype("Eolian_Variable", {
     }
 })
 
+M.declaration_get_by_name = function(name)
+    local v = eolian.eolian_declaration_get_by_name(name)
+    if v == nil then
+        return nil
+    end
+    return v
+end
+
 M.declarations_get_by_file = function(fname)
     return Ptr_ITerator("const Eolian_Declaration*",
         eolian.eolian_declarations_get_by_file(fname))
diff --git a/src/lib/eolian/Eolian.h b/src/lib/eolian/Eolian.h
index 5ebd90d1ca..e950e21545 100644
--- a/src/lib/eolian/Eolian.h
+++ b/src/lib/eolian/Eolian.h
@@ -1949,6 +1949,16 @@ EAPI Eina_Iterator *eolian_variable_namespaces_get(const Eolian_Variable *var);
  */
 EAPI Eina_Bool eolian_variable_is_extern(const Eolian_Variable *var);
 
+/*
+ * @brief Get a declaration by name.
+ *
+ * @param[in] name the declaration name.
+ * @return the declaration.
+ *
+ * @ingroup Eolian
+ */
+EAPI const Eolian_Declaration *eolian_declaration_get_by_name(const char *name);
+
 /*
  * @brief Get a list of declarations in a file.
  *
diff --git a/src/lib/eolian/eolian_database.c b/src/lib/eolian/eolian_database.c
index 4ebc9785a7..a897f9d5a6 100644
--- a/src/lib/eolian/eolian_database.c
+++ b/src/lib/eolian/eolian_database.c
@@ -109,6 +109,16 @@ database_decl_add(Eina_Stringshare *name, Eolian_Declaration_Type type,
                  ((Eina_List*)eina_hash_find(_declsf, file), decl));
 }
 
+EAPI const Eolian_Declaration *
+eolian_declaration_get_by_name(const char *name)
+{
+   if (!_decls) return NULL;
+   Eina_Stringshare *shr = eina_stringshare_add(name);
+   const Eolian_Declaration *decl = eina_hash_find(_decls, shr);
+   eina_stringshare_del(shr);
+   return decl;
+}
+
 EAPI Eina_Iterator *
 eolian_declarations_get_by_file(const char *fname)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/eolian/eolian_parsing.c b/src/tests/eolian/eolian_parsing.c
index 76438cd28b..3be48acd87 100644
--- a/src/tests/eolian/eolian_parsing.c
+++ b/src/tests/eolian/eolian_parsing.c
@@ -1064,39 +1064,45 @@ START_TEST(eolian_decl)
    fail_if(!(itr = eolian_declarations_get_by_file("decl.eo")));
 
    fail_if(!eina_iterator_next(itr, (void**)&decl));
-   fail_if(eolian_declaration_type_get(decl) == EOLIAN_DECL_UNKNOWN);
+   fail_if(eolian_declaration_type_get(decl) != EOLIAN_DECL_STRUCT);
    fail_if(strcmp(eolian_declaration_name_get(decl), "A"));
    fail_if(!(type = eolian_declaration_data_type_get(decl)));
    fail_if(eolian_type_type_get(type) != EOLIAN_TYPE_STRUCT);
    fail_if(strcmp(eolian_type_name_get(type), "A"));
 
    fail_if(!eina_iterator_next(itr, (void**)&decl));
-   fail_if(eolian_declaration_type_get(decl) == EOLIAN_DECL_UNKNOWN);
+   fail_if(eolian_declaration_type_get(decl) != EOLIAN_DECL_ENUM);
    fail_if(strcmp(eolian_declaration_name_get(decl), "B"));
    fail_if(!(type = eolian_declaration_data_type_get(decl)));
    fail_if(eolian_type_type_get(type) != EOLIAN_TYPE_ENUM);
    fail_if(strcmp(eolian_type_name_get(type), "B"));
 
    fail_if(!eina_iterator_next(itr, (void**)&decl));
-   fail_if(eolian_declaration_type_get(decl) == EOLIAN_DECL_UNKNOWN);
+   fail_if(eolian_declaration_type_get(decl) != EOLIAN_DECL_ALIAS);
    fail_if(strcmp(eolian_declaration_name_get(decl), "C"));
    fail_if(!(type = eolian_declaration_data_type_get(decl)));
    fail_if(eolian_type_type_get(type) != EOLIAN_TYPE_ALIAS);
    fail_if(strcmp(eolian_type_name_get(type), "C"));
 
    fail_if(!eina_iterator_next(itr, (void**)&decl));
-   fail_if(eolian_declaration_type_get(decl) == EOLIAN_DECL_UNKNOWN);
+   fail_if(eolian_declaration_type_get(decl) != EOLIAN_DECL_VAR);
    fail_if(strcmp(eolian_declaration_name_get(decl), "pants"));
    fail_if(!(var = eolian_declaration_variable_get(decl)));
    fail_if(strcmp(eolian_variable_name_get(var), "pants"));
 
    fail_if(!eina_iterator_next(itr, (void**)&decl));
-   fail_if(eolian_declaration_type_get(decl) == EOLIAN_DECL_UNKNOWN);
+   fail_if(eolian_declaration_type_get(decl) != EOLIAN_DECL_CLASS);
    fail_if(strcmp(eolian_declaration_name_get(decl), "Decl"));
    fail_if(eolian_declaration_class_get(decl) != class);
 
    fail_if(eina_iterator_next(itr, (void**)&decl));
 
+   fail_if(!(decl = eolian_declaration_get_by_name("pants")));
+   fail_if(eolian_declaration_type_get(decl) != EOLIAN_DECL_VAR);
+
+   fail_if(!(decl = eolian_declaration_get_by_name("A")));
+   fail_if(eolian_declaration_type_get(decl) != EOLIAN_DECL_STRUCT);
+
    eolian_shutdown();
 }
 END_TEST