diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/output.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/output.c
index 5214df63e0a9952b0332bfd81dcbbf4f95c77a1b..3274628e0ea16932a5131529193d6d2e091349a4 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/output.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/output.c
@@ -115,6 +115,19 @@ struct omap_dss_output *omap_dss_get_output(enum omap_dss_output_id id)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_dss_get_output);
 
+struct omap_dss_output *omap_dss_find_output(const char *name)
+{
+	struct omap_dss_output *out;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(out, &output_list, list) {
+		if (strcmp(out->name, name) == 0)
+			return out;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_dss_find_output);
+
 static const struct dss_mgr_ops *dss_mgr_ops;
 
 int dss_install_mgr_ops(const struct dss_mgr_ops *mgr_ops)
diff --git a/include/video/omapdss.h b/include/video/omapdss.h
index 6462f689a16d6dd8b9a4466c5cda0e5b6b79b7e4..0b4f718a63c8d2029a62b4efdd3f0024f0a4c5c8 100644
--- a/include/video/omapdss.h
+++ b/include/video/omapdss.h
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ int omap_dss_get_num_overlays(void);
 struct omap_overlay *omap_dss_get_overlay(int num);
 
 struct omap_dss_output *omap_dss_get_output(enum omap_dss_output_id id);
+struct omap_dss_output *omap_dss_find_output(const char *name);
 int omapdss_output_set_device(struct omap_dss_output *out,
 		struct omap_dss_device *dssdev);
 int omapdss_output_unset_device(struct omap_dss_output *out);