diff --git a/src/vim9class.c b/src/vim9class.c
index 14d29c7..90cdb8e 100644
--- a/src/vim9class.c
+++ b/src/vim9class.c
@@ -2091,6 +2091,33 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * If "name[len]" is a class method in cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_class return the
+ * index in class.class_class_functions[].
+ * If "cl_ret" is not NULL set it to the class.
+ * Otherwise return -1.
+ */
+    int
+class_method_index(char_u *name, size_t len, class_T **cl_ret, cctx_T *cctx)
+{
+    if (cctx == NULL || cctx->ctx_ufunc == NULL
+					  || cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_class == NULL)
+	return -1;
+    class_T *cl = cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_class;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < cl->class_class_function_count; ++i)
+    {
+	ufunc_T *fp = cl->class_class_functions[i];
+	if (STRNCMP(name, fp->uf_name, len) == 0 && fp->uf_name[len] == NUL)
+	{
+	    if (cl_ret != NULL)
+		*cl_ret = cl;
+	    return i;
+	}
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/*
  * Return TRUE if current context "cctx_arg" is inside class "cl".
  * Return FALSE if not.
  */