diff --git a/gtk/json/gtkjsonparser.c b/gtk/json/gtkjsonparser.c
index 8bf929cfba..a2054c373c 100644
--- a/gtk/json/gtkjsonparser.c
+++ b/gtk/json/gtkjsonparser.c
@@ -873,6 +873,30 @@ gtk_json_parser_get_member_name (GtkJsonParser *self)
   return gtk_json_unescape_string (self->block->member_name);
 }
 
+gssize
+gtk_json_parser_select_member (GtkJsonParser      *self,
+                               const char * const *options)
+{
+  char *member_name;
+  gssize i;
+
+  member_name = gtk_json_parser_get_member_name (self);
+  if (member_name == NULL)
+    return -1;
+
+  for (i = 0; options[i]; i++)
+    {
+      if (strcmp (member_name, options[i]) == 0)
+        break;
+    }
+  if (options[i] == NULL)
+    i = -1;
+
+  g_free (member_name);
+
+  return i;
+}
+
 gboolean
 gtk_json_parser_get_boolean (GtkJsonParser *self)
 {
diff --git a/gtk/json/gtkjsonparserprivate.h b/gtk/json/gtkjsonparserprivate.h
index 854042ad71..f3ff43fd88 100644
--- a/gtk/json/gtkjsonparserprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/json/gtkjsonparserprivate.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ gboolean                gtk_json_parser_next                    (GtkJsonParser
 GtkJsonNode             gtk_json_parser_get_node                (GtkJsonParser          *self);
 const GError *          gtk_json_parser_get_error               (GtkJsonParser          *self) G_GNUC_PURE;
 char *                  gtk_json_parser_get_member_name         (GtkJsonParser          *self);
+gssize                  gtk_json_parser_select_member           (GtkJsonParser          *self,
+                                                                 const char * const     *options);
 
 gboolean                gtk_json_parser_get_boolean             (GtkJsonParser          *self);
 double                  gtk_json_parser_get_number              (GtkJsonParser          *self);