diff --git a/src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go b/src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go
index c83a9b75f63..94b0fb5b361 100644
--- a/src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go
@@ -1050,6 +1050,12 @@ type Point struct {
 	x, y int
 }
 
+// This will be index 0.
+func (p Point) AnotherMethod(scale int) int {
+	return -1
+}
+
+// This will be index 1.
 func (p Point) Dist(scale int) int {
 	//	println("Point.Dist", p.x, p.y, scale)
 	return p.x*p.x*scale + p.y*p.y*scale
@@ -1058,26 +1064,52 @@ func (p Point) Dist(scale int) int {
 func TestMethod(t *testing.T) {
 	// Non-curried method of type.
 	p := Point{3, 4}
-	i := TypeOf(p).Method(0).Func.Call([]Value{ValueOf(p), ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
+	i := TypeOf(p).Method(1).Func.Call([]Value{ValueOf(p), ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
 	if i != 250 {
 		t.Errorf("Type Method returned %d; want 250", i)
 	}
 
-	i = TypeOf(&p).Method(0).Func.Call([]Value{ValueOf(&p), ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
+	m, ok := TypeOf(p).MethodByName("Dist")
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("method by name failed")
+	}
+	m.Func.Call([]Value{ValueOf(p), ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
+	if i != 250 {
+		t.Errorf("Type MethodByName returned %d; want 250", i)
+	}
+
+	i = TypeOf(&p).Method(1).Func.Call([]Value{ValueOf(&p), ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
 	if i != 250 {
 		t.Errorf("Pointer Type Method returned %d; want 250", i)
 	}
 
+	m, ok = TypeOf(&p).MethodByName("Dist")
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("ptr method by name failed")
+	}
+	i = m.Func.Call([]Value{ValueOf(&p), ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
+	if i != 250 {
+		t.Errorf("Pointer Type MethodByName returned %d; want 250", i)
+	}
+
 	// Curried method of value.
-	i = ValueOf(p).Method(0).Call([]Value{ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
+	i = ValueOf(p).Method(1).Call([]Value{ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
 	if i != 250 {
 		t.Errorf("Value Method returned %d; want 250", i)
 	}
+	i = ValueOf(p).MethodByName("Dist").Call([]Value{ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
+	if i != 250 {
+		t.Errorf("Value MethodByName returned %d; want 250", i)
+	}
 
 	// Curried method of pointer.
-	i = ValueOf(&p).Method(0).Call([]Value{ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
+	i = ValueOf(&p).Method(1).Call([]Value{ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
 	if i != 250 {
-		t.Errorf("Value Method returned %d; want 250", i)
+		t.Errorf("Pointer Value Method returned %d; want 250", i)
+	}
+	i = ValueOf(&p).MethodByName("Dist").Call([]Value{ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
+	if i != 250 {
+		t.Errorf("Pointer Value MethodByName returned %d; want 250", i)
 	}
 
 	// Curried method of interface value.
@@ -1094,6 +1126,10 @@ func TestMethod(t *testing.T) {
 	if i != 250 {
 		t.Errorf("Interface Method returned %d; want 250", i)
 	}
+	i = pv.MethodByName("Dist").Call([]Value{ValueOf(10)})[0].Int()
+	if i != 250 {
+		t.Errorf("Interface MethodByName returned %d; want 250", i)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestInterfaceSet(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/src/pkg/reflect/type.go b/src/pkg/reflect/type.go
index 6c1ab60982d..f774f730752 100644
--- a/src/pkg/reflect/type.go
+++ b/src/pkg/reflect/type.go
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ type Type interface {
 	// method signature, without a receiver, and the Func field is nil.
 	Method(int) Method
 
+	// MethodByName returns the method with that name in the type's
+	// method set and a boolean indicating if the method was found.
+	//
+	// For a non-interface type T or *T, the returned Method's Type and Func
+	// fields describe a function whose first argument is the receiver.
+	//
+	// For an interface type, the returned Method's Type field gives the
+	// method signature, without a receiver, and the Func field is nil.
+	MethodByName(string) (Method, bool)
+
 	// NumMethod returns the number of methods in the type's method set.
 	NumMethod() int
 
@@ -344,6 +354,7 @@ type Method struct {
 	Name    string
 	Type    Type
 	Func    Value
+	Index   int
 }
 
 // High bit says whether type has
@@ -451,6 +462,7 @@ func (t *uncommonType) Method(i int) (m Method) {
 	m.Type = toType(p.typ)
 	fn := p.tfn
 	m.Func = valueFromIword(flag, m.Type, iword(fn))
+	m.Index = i
 	return
 }
 
@@ -461,6 +473,20 @@ func (t *uncommonType) NumMethod() int {
 	return len(t.methods)
 }
 
+func (t *uncommonType) MethodByName(name string) (m Method, ok bool) {
+	if t == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	var p *method
+	for i := range t.methods {
+		p = &t.methods[i]
+		if p.name != nil && *p.name == name {
+			return t.Method(i), true
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 // TODO(rsc): 6g supplies these, but they are not
 // as efficient as they could be: they have commonType
 // as the receiver instead of *commonType.
@@ -480,6 +506,14 @@ func (t *commonType) Method(i int) (m Method) {
 	return t.uncommonType.Method(i)
 }
 
+func (t *commonType) MethodByName(name string) (m Method, ok bool) {
+	if t.Kind() == Interface {
+		tt := (*interfaceType)(unsafe.Pointer(t))
+		return tt.MethodByName(name)
+	}
+	return t.uncommonType.MethodByName(name)
+}
+
 func (t *commonType) PkgPath() string {
 	return t.uncommonType.PkgPath()
 }
@@ -636,12 +670,28 @@ func (t *interfaceType) Method(i int) (m Method) {
 		m.PkgPath = *p.pkgPath
 	}
 	m.Type = toType(p.typ)
+	m.Index = i
 	return
 }
 
 // NumMethod returns the number of interface methods in the type's method set.
 func (t *interfaceType) NumMethod() int { return len(t.methods) }
 
+// MethodByName method with the given name in the type's method set.
+func (t *interfaceType) MethodByName(name string) (m Method, ok bool) {
+	if t == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	var p *imethod
+	for i := range t.methods {
+		p = &t.methods[i]
+		if *p.name == name {
+			return t.Method(i), true
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 type StructField struct {
 	PkgPath   string // empty for uppercase Name
 	Name      string
diff --git a/src/pkg/reflect/value.go b/src/pkg/reflect/value.go
index b1999aa6348..889d9455bda 100644
--- a/src/pkg/reflect/value.go
+++ b/src/pkg/reflect/value.go
@@ -1023,6 +1023,23 @@ func (v Value) Method(i int) Value {
 	return Value{v.Internal, i + 1}
 }
 
+// MethodByName returns a function value corresponding to the method
+// of v with the given name.
+// The arguments to a Call on the returned function should not include
+// a receiver; the returned function will always use v as the receiver.
+// It returns the zero Value if no method was found.
+func (v Value) MethodByName(name string) Value {
+	iv := v.internal()
+	if iv.kind == Invalid {
+		panic(&ValueError{"reflect.Value.MethodByName", Invalid})
+	}
+	m, ok := iv.typ.MethodByName(name)
+	if ok {
+		return Value{v.Internal, m.Index + 1}
+	}
+	return Value{}
+}
+
 // NumField returns the number of fields in the struct v.
 // It panics if v's Kind is not Struct.
 func (v Value) NumField() int {