diff --git a/opm/output/data/Wells.hpp b/opm/output/data/Wells.hpp
index f765e2e37..71f6e8cf1 100644
--- a/opm/output/data/Wells.hpp
+++ b/opm/output/data/Wells.hpp
@@ -210,6 +210,30 @@ namespace Opm {
         template <class MessageBufferType>
         void read(MessageBufferType& buffer);
 
+        const Connection* find_connection(Connection::global_index connection_grid_index) const {
+            const auto connection = std::find_if( this->connections.begin() ,
+                                                  this->connections.end() ,
+                                                  [=]( const Connection& c ) {
+                                                      return c.index == connection_grid_index; });
+
+            if( connection == this->connections.end() )
+                return nullptr;
+
+            return &*connection;
+        }
+
+        Connection* find_connection(Connection::global_index connection_grid_index) {
+            auto connection = std::find_if( this->connections.begin() ,
+                                            this->connections.end() ,
+                                            [=]( const Connection& c ) {
+                                                return c.index == connection_grid_index; });
+
+            if( connection == this->connections.end() )
+                return nullptr;
+
+            return &*connection;
+        }
+
         bool operator==(const Well& well2) const
         {
           return rates == well2.rates &&
diff --git a/tests/test_Wells.cpp b/tests/test_Wells.cpp
index 0641022a4..95274a52b 100644
--- a/tests/test_Wells.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_Wells.cpp
@@ -122,4 +122,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(get_completions) {
 
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 0.0, wellRates.get("OP_2" , 10000 , data::Rates::opt::wat) );
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 26.41 , wellRates.get( "OP_2" , 188 , data::Rates::opt::wat));
+
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(w1.find_connection(1234567) == nullptr);
+    const auto& conn = w1.find_connection(88);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 20.41, conn->rates.get(data::Rates::opt::wat));
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 22.41, conn->rates.get(data::Rates::opt::gas));
 }