diff --git a/src/client/luafunctions.cpp b/src/client/luafunctions.cpp
index 0c04f54c..578c3ae9 100644
--- a/src/client/luafunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/client/luafunctions.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ void Client::registerLuaFunctions()
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_things", "getThingTypes", &ThingTypeManager::getThingTypes, &g_things);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_things", "findItemTypeByClientId", &ThingTypeManager::findItemTypeByClientId, &g_things);
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_things", "findItemTypeByName", &ThingTypeManager::findItemTypeByName, &g_things);
-    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_things", "findThingTypeByAttr", &ThingTypeManager::findThingTypeByAttr, &g_things);
+    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_things", "findItemTypesByName", &ThingTypeManager::findItemTypesByName, &g_things);
+    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_things", "findItemTypesByString", &ThingTypeManager::findItemTypesByString, &g_things); 
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_things", "findItemTypeByCategory", &ThingTypeManager::findItemTypeByCategory, &g_things);
+    g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_things", "findThingTypeByAttr", &ThingTypeManager::findThingTypeByAttr, &g_things);
 
     g_lua.registerSingletonClass("g_houses");
     g_lua.bindSingletonFunction("g_houses", "clear",          &HouseManager::clear,          &g_houses);
diff --git a/src/client/thingtypemanager.cpp b/src/client/thingtypemanager.cpp
index c43105c1..f839add6 100644
--- a/src/client/thingtypemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/client/thingtypemanager.cpp
@@ -299,6 +299,24 @@ const ItemTypePtr& ThingTypeManager::findItemTypeByName(std::string name)
     return m_nullItemType;
 }
 
+ItemTypeList ThingTypeManager::findItemTypesByName(std::string name)
+{
+    ItemTypeList ret;
+    for(const ItemTypePtr& it : m_itemTypes)
+        if(it->getName() == name)
+            ret.push_back(it);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+ItemTypeList ThingTypeManager::findItemTypesByString(std::string name)
+{
+    ItemTypeList ret;
+    for(const ItemTypePtr& it : m_itemTypes)
+        if(it->getName().find(name) != std::string::npos)
+            ret.push_back(it);
+    return ret;
+}
+
 const ThingTypePtr& ThingTypeManager::getThingType(uint16 id, ThingCategory category)
 {
     if(category >= ThingLastCategory || id >= m_thingTypes[category].size()) {
diff --git a/src/client/thingtypemanager.h b/src/client/thingtypemanager.h
index d89b0019..055d5c48 100644
--- a/src/client/thingtypemanager.h
+++ b/src/client/thingtypemanager.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public:
     void addItemType(const ItemTypePtr& itemType);
     const ItemTypePtr& findItemTypeByClientId(uint16 id);
     const ItemTypePtr& findItemTypeByName(std::string name);
+    ItemTypeList findItemTypesByName(std::string name);
+    ItemTypeList findItemTypesByString(std::string str);
 
     const ThingTypePtr& getNullThingType() { return m_nullThingType; }
     const ItemTypePtr& getNullItemType() { return m_nullItemType; }