diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/strpool.h b/tools/qfcc/include/strpool.h
index 6cdc8eb83..fbb4bc049 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/strpool.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/strpool.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ strpool_t *strpool_new (void);
 strpool_t *strpool_build (const char *strings, int size);
 void strpool_delete (strpool_t *strpool);
 int strpool_addstr (strpool_t *strpool, const char *str);
+int strpool_findstr (strpool_t *strpool, const char *str);
 
 /**	Smart strdup.
 
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/strpool.c b/tools/qfcc/source/strpool.c
index 0f10f81ee..d3ab07a1c 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/strpool.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/strpool.c
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ strpool_addstr (strpool_t *strpool, const char *str)
 	return s;
 }
 
+int
+strpool_findstr (strpool_t *strpool, const char *str)
+{
+	if (!str)
+		return 0;
+	return (intptr_t) Hash_Find (strpool->str_tab, str);
+}
+
 static const char *
 ss_get_key (const void *s, void *unused)
 {