diff --git a/include/gpio/gpio_chardev.h b/include/gpio/gpio_chardev.h
index 6e29c42..dc3d02f 100644
--- a/include/gpio/gpio_chardev.h
+++ b/include/gpio/gpio_chardev.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ mraa_boolean_t mraa_is_gpio_line_open_source(mraa_gpiod_line_info *linfo);
 int mraa_get_number_of_gpio_chips();
 int mraa_get_chip_infos(mraa_gpiod_chip_info*** cinfos);
 
+int mraa_find_gpio_line_by_name(const char *name, unsigned *chip_number, unsigned *line_number);
+
 /* Multiple gpio support. */
 typedef struct _gpio_group* mraa_gpiod_group_t;
 
diff --git a/src/gpio/gpio_chardev.c b/src/gpio/gpio_chardev.c
index 260a2ea..b9edbfd 100644
--- a/src/gpio/gpio_chardev.c
+++ b/src/gpio/gpio_chardev.c
@@ -444,3 +444,47 @@ mraa_get_chip_infos(mraa_gpiod_chip_info*** cinfos)
 
     return num_chips;
 }
+
+#ifndef GPIO_MAX_NAME_SIZE
+#define GPIO_MAX_NAME_SIZE 32
+#endif
+
+int
+mraa_find_gpio_line_by_name(const char *name, unsigned *chip_number, unsigned *line_number)
+{
+    mraa_gpiod_chip_info **cinfos;
+    mraa_gpiod_chip_info *cinfo;
+    mraa_gpiod_line_info *linfo;
+    int num_chips, i;
+
+    num_chips = mraa_get_chip_infos(&cinfos);
+    if (num_chips < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    for_each_gpio_chip(cinfo, cinfos, num_chips) {
+        for (i = 0; i < cinfo->chip_info.lines; i++) {
+            linfo = mraa_get_line_info_by_chip_name(cinfo->chip_info.name, i);
+
+            if (!strncmp(linfo->name, name, GPIO_MAX_NAME_SIZE)) {
+                if (chip_number) {
+                    /* idx is coming from `for_each_gpio_chip` definition */
+                    *chip_number = idx;
+                }
+
+                if (line_number) {
+                    *line_number = linfo->line_offset;
+                }
+
+                free(linfo);
+                free(cinfos);
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            free(linfo);
+        }
+    }
+
+    free(cinfos);
+    return -1;
+}