diff --git a/webcam-capture/src/main/java/com/github/sarxos/webcam/Webcam.java b/webcam-capture/src/main/java/com/github/sarxos/webcam/Webcam.java
index f1f12fd0..c5b342cb 100644
--- a/webcam-capture/src/main/java/com/github/sarxos/webcam/Webcam.java
+++ b/webcam-capture/src/main/java/com/github/sarxos/webcam/Webcam.java
@@ -1194,6 +1194,9 @@ public WebcamLock getLock() {
 		return lock;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Shutdown webcam framework.
+	 */
 	public static void shutdown() {
 
 		// stop discovery service
@@ -1205,4 +1208,28 @@ public static void shutdown() {
 		// stop processor
 		WebcamProcessor.getInstance().shutdown();
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return webcam with given name or null if no device with given name has
+	 * been found. Please note that specific webcam name may depend on the order
+	 * it was connected to the USB port (e.g. /dev/video0 vs /dev/video1).
+	 * 
+	 * @param name the webcam name
+	 * @return Webcam with given name or null if not found
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException when name is null
+	 */
+	public static Webcam getWebcamByName(String name) {
+
+		if (name == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Webcam name cannot be null");
+		}
+
+		for (Webcam webcam : getWebcams()) {
+			if (webcam.getName().equals(name)) {
+				return webcam;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/webcam-capture/src/test/java/com/github/sarxos/webcam/WebcamTest.java b/webcam-capture/src/test/java/com/github/sarxos/webcam/WebcamTest.java
index e7898cd9..e8d041a9 100644
--- a/webcam-capture/src/test/java/com/github/sarxos/webcam/WebcamTest.java
+++ b/webcam-capture/src/test/java/com/github/sarxos/webcam/WebcamTest.java
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 import java.awt.Image;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import junit.framework.Assert;
-
 import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -166,4 +165,25 @@ public void test_registerDriver() {
 
 		Assert.assertSame(DummyDriver.class, driver.getClass());
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void test_GetWebcamByName() throws InstantiationException {
+		Webcam.setDriver(new DummyDriver());
+		for (Webcam webcam : Webcam.getWebcams()) {
+			Assert.assertEquals(webcam.getName(), Webcam.getWebcamByName(webcam.getName()).getName());
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void test_GetWebcamByNameWithNotExistingWebcamName() throws InstantiationException {
+		Webcam.setDriver(new DummyDriver());
+		Assert.assertNull(Webcam.getWebcamByName("DatCameraDoesNotExist"));
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
+	public void test_GetWebcamByNameWithNullArgument() throws InstantiationException {
+		Webcam.setDriver(new DummyDriver());
+		Webcam.getWebcamByName(null);
+	}
+
 }