diff --git a/bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt.h b/bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt.h
index d25880f8bd8..11ce5954b78 100644
--- a/bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt.h
+++ b/bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt.h
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ enum mcf_which_e {
 void MCF_ParamConf(enum mcf_which_e, const char *param, const char *, ...)
     v_printflike_(3, 4);
 
+struct parspec *MCF_FindPar(const char *name);
+
 void MCF_ParamSet(struct cli *, const char *param, const char *val);
 void MCF_ParamProtect(struct cli *, const char *arg);
 void MCF_DumpRstParam(void);
diff --git a/bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt_param.c b/bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt_param.c
index b34fe677204..9c95bd40aed 100644
--- a/bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt_param.c
+++ b/bin/varnishd/mgt/mgt_param.c
@@ -534,6 +534,12 @@ MCF_ParamProtect(struct cli *cli, const char *args)
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+struct parspec *
+MCF_FindPar(const char *name)
+{
+	return mcf_findpar(name);
+}
+
 void
 MCF_ParamSet(struct cli *cli, const char *param, const char *val)
 {