diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/libvici.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/libvici.c
index 0776b6b9c..f184a3b27 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/libvici.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/libvici.c
@@ -574,6 +574,43 @@ char* vici_parse_value_str(vici_res_t *res)
 	}
 }
 
+void* vici_find(vici_res_t *res, int *len, char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	chunk_t value;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	value = res->message->vget_value(res->message, chunk_empty, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+
+	*len = value.len;
+	return value.ptr;
+}
+
+char* vici_find_str(vici_res_t *res, char *def, char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	char *str;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	str = res->message->vget_str(res->message, def, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+
+	return str;
+}
+
+int vici_find_int(vici_res_t *res, int def, char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	int val;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	val = res->message->vget_int(res->message, def, fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+
+	return val;
+}
+
 void vici_free_res(vici_res_t *res)
 {
 	res->strings->destroy_function(res->strings, free);
diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/libvici.h b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/libvici.h
index 329c67c47..fed356547 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/libvici.h
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/libvici.h
@@ -307,6 +307,45 @@ void* vici_parse_value(vici_res_t *res, int *len);
  */
 char* vici_parse_value_str(vici_res_t *res);
 
+/**
+ * Find a blob value in a message for a given key.
+ *
+ * Sections can be selected by prefixing them separated by dots.
+ *
+ * @param res		response message to parse
+ * @param len		length of returned object
+ * @param fmt		printf format string of key and sections
+ * @param ...		arguments to format string
+ * @return			blob value, having *len bytes, NULL if not found
+ */
+void *vici_find(vici_res_t *res, int *len, char *fmt, ...);
+
+/**
+ * Find a string value in a message for a given key.
+ *
+ * Sections can be selected by prefixing them separated by dots.
+ *
+ * @param res		response message to parse
+ * @param def		default value, if key not found
+ * @param fmt		printf format string of key and sections
+ * @param ...		arguments to format string
+ * @return			string, def if not found
+ */
+char* vici_find_str(vici_res_t *res, char *def, char *fmt, ...);
+
+/**
+ * Find an integer value in a message for a given key.
+ *
+ * Sections can be selected by prefixing them separated by dots.
+ *
+ * @param res		response message to parse
+ * @param def		default value, if key not found
+ * @param fmt		printf format string of key and sections
+ * @param ...		arguments to format string
+ * @return			integer value, def if not found
+ */
+int vici_find_int(vici_res_t *res, int def, char *fmt, ...);
+
 /**
  * Clean up a received response message.
  *