diff --git a/tests/videodinges/unit/models/test_get_transcoding_type_by_name.py b/tests/videodinges/unit/models/test_get_transcoding_type_by_name.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..180fa6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/videodinges/unit/models/test_get_transcoding_type_by_name.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from django.test import SimpleTestCase
+from videodinges.models import get_transcoding_type_by_name
+
+class GetTranscodingTypeByNameTestCase(SimpleTestCase):
+
+	def test_returns_transcoding_type_if_listed(self):
+		result = get_transcoding_type_by_name('video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"')
+		self.assertEqual(result.name, 'video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"')
+		self.assertEqual(result.short_name, 'vp9')
+		self.assertEqual(result.description, 'WebM with VP9 and Opus')
+		self.assertEqual(result.priority, 100)
+
+	def test_returns_none_if_not_listed(self):
+		result = get_transcoding_type_by_name('non-existent')
+		self.assertIsNone(result)
diff --git a/videodinges/models.py b/videodinges/models.py
index 7b71324..a788574 100644
--- a/videodinges/models.py
+++ b/videodinges/models.py
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ def get_quality_by_name(name: str) -> Optional[Quality]:
 		if quality.name == name:
 			return quality
 
+def get_transcoding_type_by_name(name: str) -> Optional[TranscodingType]:
+	for t in transcoding_types:
+		if t.name == name:
+			return t
+
 def get_short_name_of_transcoding_type(transcoding_type: Union[str, TranscodingType]) -> str:
 	if isinstance(transcoding_type, str):
 		for type_ in transcoding_types: