diff --git a/imgui_internal.h b/imgui_internal.h
index 80bba6903..113b05426 100644
--- a/imgui_internal.h
+++ b/imgui_internal.h
@@ -3318,6 +3318,7 @@ namespace ImGui
     IMGUI_API void          TabBarRemoveTab(ImGuiTabBar* tab_bar, ImGuiID tab_id);
     IMGUI_API void          TabBarCloseTab(ImGuiTabBar* tab_bar, ImGuiTabItem* tab);
     IMGUI_API void          TabBarQueueFocus(ImGuiTabBar* tab_bar, ImGuiTabItem* tab);
+    IMGUI_API void          TabBarQueueFocus(ImGuiTabBar* tab_bar, const char* tab_name);
     IMGUI_API void          TabBarQueueReorder(ImGuiTabBar* tab_bar, ImGuiTabItem* tab, int offset);
     IMGUI_API void          TabBarQueueReorderFromMousePos(ImGuiTabBar* tab_bar, ImGuiTabItem* tab, ImVec2 mouse_pos);
     IMGUI_API bool          TabBarProcessReorder(ImGuiTabBar* tab_bar);
diff --git a/imgui_widgets.cpp b/imgui_widgets.cpp
index 22ff7a9e5..46c418356 100644
--- a/imgui_widgets.cpp
+++ b/imgui_widgets.cpp
@@ -9627,6 +9627,13 @@ void ImGui::TabBarQueueFocus(ImGuiTabBar* tab_bar, ImGuiTabItem* tab)
     tab_bar->NextSelectedTabId = tab->ID;
 }
 
+void ImGui::TabBarQueueFocus(ImGuiTabBar* tab_bar, const char* tab_name)
+{
+    IM_ASSERT((tab_bar->Flags & ImGuiTabBarFlags_DockNode) == 0); // Only supported for manual/explicit tab bars
+    ImGuiID tab_id = TabBarCalcTabID(tab_bar, tab_name);
+    tab_bar->NextSelectedTabId = tab_id;
+}
+
 void ImGui::TabBarQueueReorder(ImGuiTabBar* tab_bar, ImGuiTabItem* tab, int offset)
 {
     IM_ASSERT(offset != 0);