diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 7fb55c6e1..78a3a4d68 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -3075,6 +3075,59 @@ static void test_wc_GetPkcs8TraditionalOffset(void)
 }
 
 
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
+ | wolfCrypt ECC
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static void test_wc_ecc_get_curve_size_from_name(void)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_ECC
+    int ret;
+
+    printf(testingFmt, "wc_ecc_get_curve_size_from_name");
+
+    #if !defined(NO_ECC256) && !defined(NO_ECC_SECP)
+        ret = wc_ecc_get_curve_size_from_name("SECP256R1");
+        AssertIntEQ(ret, 32);
+    #endif
+
+    /* invalid case */
+    ret = wc_ecc_get_curve_size_from_name("BADCURVE");
+    AssertIntEQ(ret, -1);
+
+    /* NULL input */
+    ret = wc_ecc_get_curve_size_from_name(NULL);
+    AssertIntEQ(ret, BAD_FUNC_ARG);
+
+    printf(resultFmt, passed);
+#endif /* HAVE_ECC */
+}
+
+static void test_wc_ecc_get_curve_id_from_name(void)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_ECC
+    int id;
+
+    printf(testingFmt, "wc_ecc_get_curve_id_from_name");
+
+    #if !defined(NO_ECC256) && !defined(NO_ECC_SECP)
+        id = wc_ecc_get_curve_id_from_name("SECP256R1");
+        AssertIntEQ(id, ECC_SECP256R1);
+    #endif
+
+    /* invalid case */
+    id = wc_ecc_get_curve_id_from_name("BADCURVE");
+    AssertIntEQ(id, -1);
+
+    /* NULL input */
+    id = wc_ecc_get_curve_id_from_name(NULL);
+    AssertIntEQ(id, BAD_FUNC_ARG);
+
+    printf(resultFmt, passed);
+#endif /* HAVE_ECC */
+}
+
+
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
  | Main
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -3139,6 +3192,10 @@ void ApiTest(void)
     /* wolfCrypt ASN tests */
     test_wc_GetPkcs8TraditionalOffset();
 
+    /* wolfCrypt ECC tests */
+    test_wc_ecc_get_curve_size_from_name();
+    test_wc_ecc_get_curve_id_from_name();
+
     printf(" End API Tests\n");
 
 }
diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/ecc.c b/wolfcrypt/src/ecc.c
index 3405b39b5..32a6f2665 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/ecc.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/ecc.c
@@ -2490,6 +2490,65 @@ int wc_ecc_get_curve_size_from_id(int curve_id)
     return ecc_sets[curve_idx].size;
 }
 
+/* Returns the curve size that corresponds to a given curve name,
+ * as listed in ecc_sets[] of ecc.c.
+ *
+ * name    curve name, from ecc_sets[].name in ecc.c
+ * return  curve size, from ecc_sets[] on success, negative on error
+ */
+int wc_ecc_get_curve_size_from_name(const char* curveName)
+{
+    int x;
+
+    if (curveName == NULL)
+        return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
+
+    /* find curve from name */
+    for (x = 0; ecc_sets[x].size != 0; x++) {
+        if (XSTRNCMP(ecc_sets[x].name, curveName,
+                    XSTRLEN(curveName)) == 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (ecc_sets[x].size == 0) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("ecc_set curve name not found");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* will be 0 if not found */
+    return ecc_sets[x].size;
+}
+
+/* Returns the curve id that corresponds to a given curve name,
+ * as listed in ecc_sets[] of ecc.c.
+ *
+ * name   curve name, from ecc_sets[].name in ecc.c
+ * return curve id, from ecc_sets[] on success, negative on error
+ */
+int wc_ecc_get_curve_id_from_name(const char* curveName)
+{
+    int x;
+
+    if (curveName == NULL)
+        return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
+
+    /* find curve from name */
+    for (x = 0; ecc_sets[x].size != 0; x++) {
+        if (XSTRNCMP(ecc_sets[x].name, curveName,
+                    XSTRLEN(curveName)) == 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (ecc_sets[x].size == 0) {
+        WOLFSSL_MSG("ecc_set curve name not found");
+    }
+
+    /* will be -1 if not found */
+    return ecc_sets[x].id;
+}
+
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ECC_DHE
 /**
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h
index fb4701940..e74334ddc 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/ecc.h
@@ -369,6 +369,10 @@ int wc_ecc_get_curve_id(int curve_idx);
 #define wc_ecc_get_curve_name_from_id wc_ecc_get_name
 WOLFSSL_API
 int wc_ecc_get_curve_size_from_id(int curve_id);
+WOLFSSL_API
+int wc_ecc_get_curve_size_from_name(const char* curveName);
+WOLFSSL_API
+int wc_ecc_get_curve_id_from_name(const char* curveName);
 
 #ifndef WOLFSSL_ATECC508A