diff --git a/include/tinyalsa/asoundlib.h b/include/tinyalsa/asoundlib.h
index d87e357..8c215ce 100644
--- a/include/tinyalsa/asoundlib.h
+++ b/include/tinyalsa/asoundlib.h
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ const char *mixer_get_name(struct mixer *mixer);
 unsigned int mixer_get_num_ctls(struct mixer *mixer);
 struct mixer_ctl *mixer_get_ctl(struct mixer *mixer, unsigned int id);
 struct mixer_ctl *mixer_get_ctl_by_name(struct mixer *mixer, const char *name);
+struct mixer_ctl *mixer_get_ctl_by_name_and_index(struct mixer *mixer,
+                                                  const char *name,
+                                                  unsigned int index);
 
 /* Get info about mixer controls */
 unsigned int mixer_ctl_get_id(struct mixer_ctl *ctl);
diff --git a/mixer.c b/mixer.c
index d6f3fcd..ac294ca 100644
--- a/mixer.c
+++ b/mixer.c
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ struct mixer_ctl *mixer_get_ctl(struct mixer *mixer, unsigned int id)
 }
 
 struct mixer_ctl *mixer_get_ctl_by_name(struct mixer *mixer, const char *name)
+{
+    return mixer_get_ctl_by_name_and_index(mixer, name, 0);
+}
+
+struct mixer_ctl *mixer_get_ctl_by_name_and_index(struct mixer *mixer,
+                                                  const char *name,
+                                                  unsigned int index)
 {
     unsigned int n;
     struct mixer_ctl *ctl;
@@ -199,7 +206,8 @@ struct mixer_ctl *mixer_get_ctl_by_name(struct mixer *mixer, const char *name)
 
     for (n = 0; n < mixer->count; n++)
         if (!strcmp(name, (char*) ctl[n].info.id.name))
-            return &ctl[n];
+            if (index-- == 0)
+                return mixer->ctl + n;
 
     return NULL;
 }