diff --git a/src/dft/dft.cpp b/src/dft/dft.cpp
index 2345012..459347d 100644
--- a/src/dft/dft.cpp
+++ b/src/dft/dft.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ void define_dft(py::module& m) {
                 return dft.getElement(dft.getTopLevelIndex());
             }, "Get top level element")
         .def("get_element", &DFT<double>::getElement, "Get DFT element at index", py::arg("index"))
+        .def("get_element_by_name", [](DFT<double>& dft, std::string const& name) {
+                return dft.getElement(dft.getIndex(name));
+            }, "Get DFT element by name", py::arg("name"))
         .def("modularisation", &DFT<double>::topModularisation, "Split DFT into independent modules")
         .def("symmetries", [](DFT<double>& dft) {
                 return dft.findSymmetries(dft.colourDFT());
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ void define_dft(py::module& m) {
                 return dft.getElement(dft.getTopLevelIndex());
             }, "Get top level element")
         .def("get_element", &DFT<storm::RationalFunction>::getElement, "Get DFT element at index", py::arg("index"))
+        .def("get_element_by_name", [](DFT<storm::RationalFunction>& dft, std::string const& name) {
+                return dft.getElement(dft.getIndex(name));
+            }, "Get DFT element by name", py::arg("name"))
         .def("modularisation", &DFT<storm::RationalFunction>::topModularisation, "Split DFT into independent modules")
         .def("symmetries", [](DFT<storm::RationalFunction>& dft) {
                 return dft.findSymmetries(dft.colourDFT());
diff --git a/tests/dft/test_dft.py b/tests/dft/test_dft.py
index d68b029..3dff554 100644
--- a/tests/dft/test_dft.py
+++ b/tests/dft/test_dft.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import pytest
 
 import stormpy
 import stormpy.logic
@@ -30,6 +31,16 @@ class TestDftElement:
         assert dft.nr_dynamic() == 0
         assert tle.id == 2
         assert tle.name == "A"
+        b = dft.get_element(0)
+        assert b.id == 0
+        assert b.name == "B"
+        c = dft.get_element_by_name("C")
+        assert c.id == 1
+        assert c.name == "C"
+        # Invalid name should raise exception
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as exception:
+            d = dft.get_element_by_name("D")
+        assert "InvalidArgumentException" in str(exception.value)
 
 @dft
 class TestDftSymmetries: