diff --git a/src/jail.c b/src/jail.c
index 833f420..125b39f 100644
--- a/src/jail.c
+++ b/src/jail.c
@@ -189,6 +189,17 @@ f2b_jail_create(f2b_config_section_t *section) {
   return jail;
 }
 
+f2b_jail_t *
+f2b_jail_find(f2b_jail_t *list, const char *name) {
+  assert(name != NULL);
+
+  for (; list != NULL; list = list->next)
+    if (strcmp(list->name, name) == 0)
+      return list;
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 size_t
 f2b_jail_process(f2b_jail_t *jail) {
   f2b_logfile_t *file = NULL;
diff --git a/src/jail.h b/src/jail.h
index a07aff2..f54936f 100644
--- a/src/jail.h
+++ b/src/jail.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ typedef struct f2b_jail_t {
 void f2b_jail_parse_compound_value(const char *value, char *name, char *init);
 
 f2b_jail_t *f2b_jail_create (f2b_config_section_t *section);
+f2b_jail_t *f2b_jail_find   (f2b_jail_t *list, const char *name);
 void   f2b_jail_set_defaults(f2b_config_section_t *section);
 
 bool   f2b_jail_init    (f2b_jail_t *jail, f2b_config_t *config);