diff --git a/KREngine/KREngine/Classes/KREngine.h b/KREngine/KREngine/Classes/KREngine.h
index 4627d9f..0f0037e 100644
--- a/KREngine/KREngine/Classes/KREngine.h
+++ b/KREngine/KREngine/Classes/KREngine.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ typedef enum KREngineParameterType {KRENGINE_PARAMETER_INT, KRENGINE_PARAMETER_F
 -(double)getParameterValueWithIndex: (int)i;
 -(void)setParameterValueWithIndex: (int)i Value: (double)v;
 -(void)setParameterValueWithName: (NSString *)name Value: (double)v;
+-(int)getParameterIndexWithName: (NSString *)name;
 
 - (void)renderScene: (KRScene *)pScene WithViewMatrix: (KRMat4)viewMatrix;
 - (void)renderScene: (KRScene *)pScene WithPosition: (KRVector3)position Yaw: (GLfloat)yaw Pitch: (GLfloat)pitch Roll: (GLfloat)roll;
diff --git a/KREngine/KREngine/Classes/KREngine.mm b/KREngine/KREngine/Classes/KREngine.mm
index a2b6e05..90cd328 100644
--- a/KREngine/KREngine/Classes/KREngine.mm
+++ b/KREngine/KREngine/Classes/KREngine.mm
@@ -437,6 +437,18 @@ double const PI = 3.141592653589793f;
     }
 }
 
+-(int)getParameterIndexWithName: (NSString *)name
+{
+    int cParameters = [self getParameterCount];
+    for(int i=0; i < cParameters; i++) {
+        if([[self getParameterNameWithIndex:i] caseInsensitiveCompare:name] == NSOrderedSame)
+        {
+            return i;
+        }
+    }
+    return -1; // not found
+}
+
 - (void)setNearZ: (double)dNearZ
 {
     if(_camera->perspective_nearz != dNearZ) {