diff --git a/svd-rs/CHANGELOG.md b/svd-rs/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a19f959..83ad568a 100644
--- a/svd-rs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/svd-rs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-- Rename `reg_iter` to `all_registers`, add `registers`, `clusters` methods that create iterators
+## [v0.12.1] - 2021-12-08
+
+- Rename `reg_iter` to `all_registers`,
+- Add `registers`, `clusters`, `fields` methods that create iterators
+- Add `get_register`, `get_cluster`, `get_field` (also `mut`) which take child by name
 
 ## [v0.12.0] - 2021-11-11
 
diff --git a/svd-rs/Cargo.toml b/svd-rs/Cargo.toml
index f16c0676..7fc1e24b 100644
--- a/svd-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/svd-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 name = "svd-rs"
 repository = "https://github.com/rust-embedded/svd"
 edition = "2018"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.12.1"
 readme = "README.md"
 
 [features]
diff --git a/svd-rs/src/clusterinfo.rs b/svd-rs/src/clusterinfo.rs
index c4bbbc7d..989af573 100644
--- a/svd-rs/src/clusterinfo.rs
+++ b/svd-rs/src/clusterinfo.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use super::{
         AllRegistersIter, AllRegistersIterMut, ClusterIter, ClusterIterMut, RegisterIter,
         RegisterIterMut,
     },
-    BuildError, Cluster, DimElement, EmptyToNone, RegisterCluster, RegisterProperties, SvdError,
-    ValidateLevel,
+    BuildError, Cluster, DimElement, EmptyToNone, Register, RegisterCluster, RegisterProperties,
+    SvdError, ValidateLevel,
 };
 
 /// Errors from [`ClusterInfo::validate`]
@@ -286,4 +286,24 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             all: self.children.iter_mut(),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Get register by name
+    pub fn get_register(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&Register> {
+        self.registers().find(|f| f.name == name)
+    }
+
+    /// Get mutable register by name
+    pub fn get_mut_register(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<&mut Register> {
+        self.registers_mut().find(|f| f.name == name)
+    }
+
+    /// Get cluster by name
+    pub fn get_cluster(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&Cluster> {
+        self.clusters().find(|f| f.name == name)
+    }
+
+    /// Get mutable cluster by name
+    pub fn get_mut_cluster(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<&mut Cluster> {
+        self.clusters_mut().find(|f| f.name == name)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/svd-rs/src/lib.rs b/svd-rs/src/lib.rs
index 27e31c7c..c097a798 100644
--- a/svd-rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/svd-rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -256,3 +256,28 @@ struct DeserArray<T> {
     #[serde(flatten)]
     info: T,
 }
+
+/// Iterates over optional iterator
+pub struct OptIter<I>(Option<I>)
+where
+    I: Iterator;
+
+impl<I> OptIter<I>
+where
+    I: Iterator,
+{
+    /// Create new optional iterator
+    pub fn new(o: Option<I>) -> Self {
+        Self(o)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, I> Iterator for OptIter<I>
+where
+    I: Iterator,
+{
+    type Item = I::Item;
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        self.0.as_mut().and_then(I::next)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/svd-rs/src/peripheralinfo.rs b/svd-rs/src/peripheralinfo.rs
index 2133ae77..0c6457c3 100644
--- a/svd-rs/src/peripheralinfo.rs
+++ b/svd-rs/src/peripheralinfo.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use super::{
     registercluster::{
-        AllRegistersIter, AllRegistersIterMut, ClusterIter, ClusterIterMut, OptIter, RegisterIter,
+        AllRegistersIter, AllRegistersIterMut, ClusterIter, ClusterIterMut, RegisterIter,
         RegisterIterMut,
     },
-    AddressBlock, BuildError, DimElement, EmptyToNone, Interrupt, Peripheral, RegisterCluster,
-    RegisterProperties, SvdError, ValidateLevel,
+    AddressBlock, BuildError, Cluster, DimElement, EmptyToNone, Interrupt, OptIter, Peripheral,
+    Register, RegisterCluster, RegisterProperties, SvdError, ValidateLevel,
 };
 
 /// Errors from [Peripheral::validate]
@@ -429,4 +429,24 @@ impl PeripheralInfo {
             AllRegistersIterMut { rem: Vec::new() }
         }
     }
+
+    /// Get register by name
+    pub fn get_register(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&Register> {
+        self.registers().find(|f| f.name == name)
+    }
+
+    /// Get mutable register by name
+    pub fn get_mut_register(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<&mut Register> {
+        self.registers_mut().find(|f| f.name == name)
+    }
+
+    /// Get cluster by name
+    pub fn get_cluster(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&Cluster> {
+        self.clusters().find(|f| f.name == name)
+    }
+
+    /// Get mutable cluster by name
+    pub fn get_mut_cluster(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<&mut Cluster> {
+        self.clusters_mut().find(|f| f.name == name)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/svd-rs/src/registercluster.rs b/svd-rs/src/registercluster.rs
index e4b4e197..e8c796af 100644
--- a/svd-rs/src/registercluster.rs
+++ b/svd-rs/src/registercluster.rs
@@ -137,28 +137,3 @@ impl<'a> std::iter::Iterator for AllRegistersIterMut<'a> {
         None
     }
 }
-
-/// Iterates over optional iterator
-pub struct OptIter<I>(Option<I>)
-where
-    I: Iterator;
-
-impl<I> OptIter<I>
-where
-    I: Iterator,
-{
-    /// Create new optional iterator
-    pub fn new(o: Option<I>) -> Self {
-        Self(o)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a, I> Iterator for OptIter<I>
-where
-    I: Iterator,
-{
-    type Item = I::Item;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        self.0.as_mut().and_then(I::next)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/svd-rs/src/registerinfo.rs b/svd-rs/src/registerinfo.rs
index 28fcd05e..e606aec1 100644
--- a/svd-rs/src/registerinfo.rs
+++ b/svd-rs/src/registerinfo.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{
-    Access, BuildError, DimElement, EmptyToNone, Field, ModifiedWriteValues, ReadAction, Register,
-    RegisterProperties, SvdError, ValidateLevel, WriteConstraint,
+    Access, BuildError, DimElement, EmptyToNone, Field, ModifiedWriteValues, OptIter, ReadAction,
+    Register, RegisterProperties, SvdError, ValidateLevel, WriteConstraint,
 };
 
 /// Errors from [`RegisterInfo::validate`]
@@ -328,4 +328,24 @@ impl RegisterInfo {
         }
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Returns iterator over child fields
+    pub fn fields(&self) -> OptIter<std::slice::Iter<Field>> {
+        OptIter::new(self.fields.as_ref().map(|fields| fields.iter()))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns mutable iterator over child fields
+    pub fn fields_mut(&mut self) -> OptIter<std::slice::IterMut<Field>> {
+        OptIter::new(self.fields.as_mut().map(|fields| fields.iter_mut()))
+    }
+
+    /// Get field by name
+    pub fn get_field(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&Field> {
+        self.fields().find(|f| f.name == name)
+    }
+
+    /// Get mutable field by name
+    pub fn get_mut_field(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<&mut Field> {
+        self.fields_mut().find(|f| f.name == name)
+    }
 }