diff --git a/include/asterisk/config.h b/include/asterisk/config.h
index 2f604e0be3..7f0434d888 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/config.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/config.h
@@ -311,6 +311,20 @@ const char *ast_variable_retrieve(struct ast_config *config,
  */
 const char *ast_variable_find(const struct ast_category *category, const char *variable);
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Gets a variable from a variable list
+ *
+ * \param list variable list to search
+ * \param variable which variable you wish to get the data for
+ *
+ * \details
+ * Goes through a given variable list and searches for the given variable
+ *
+ * \retval The variable value on success
+ * \retval NULL if unable to find it.
+ */
+const char *ast_variable_find_in_list(const struct ast_variable *list, const char *variable);
+
 /*!
  * \brief Retrieve a category if it exists
  *
diff --git a/main/config.c b/main/config.c
index 95f0b696e7..fe3ad3f9a6 100644
--- a/main/config.c
+++ b/main/config.c
@@ -720,9 +720,14 @@ const char *ast_variable_retrieve_filtered(struct ast_config *config,
 
 const char *ast_variable_find(const struct ast_category *category, const char *variable)
 {
-	struct ast_variable *v;
+	return ast_variable_find_in_list(category->root, variable);
+}
 
-	for (v = category->root; v; v = v->next) {
+const char *ast_variable_find_in_list(const struct ast_variable *list, const char *variable)
+{
+	const struct ast_variable *v;
+
+	for (v = list; v; v = v->next) {
 		if (!strcasecmp(variable, v->name)) {
 			return v->value;
 		}