diff --git a/cursive-core/src/views/fixed_layout.rs b/cursive-core/src/views/fixed_layout.rs
index 7283db3..6b54dc4 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/views/fixed_layout.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/views/fixed_layout.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use crate::{
 ///     .child(Rect::from_size((0,2), (1,1)), TextView::new(r"\"))
 ///     .child(Rect::from_size((14,2), (1,1)), TextView::new("/"))
 ///     .child(Rect::from_size((3,1), (11,1)), Button::new("Clickme", |s| s.quit()));
-/// ````
+/// ```
 pub struct FixedLayout {
     children: Vec<Child>,
     focus: usize,
@@ -125,6 +125,24 @@ impl FixedLayout {
         Some(self.children.remove(i).view)
     }
 
+    /// Looks for the child containing a view with the given name.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `Some(i)` if `self.get_child(i)` has the given name, or
+    /// contains a view with the given name.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if the given name was not found.
+    pub fn find_child_from_name(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+        let selector = Selector::Name(name);
+        for (i, c) in self.children.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+            let mut found = false;
+            c.view.call_on_any(&selector, &mut |_| found = true);
+            if found {
+                return Some(i);
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
     fn iter_mut<'a>(
         source: Direction,
         children: &'a mut [Child],
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/views/linear_layout.rs b/cursive-core/src/views/linear_layout.rs
index 8d4a7df..95da5a7 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/views/linear_layout.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/views/linear_layout.rs
@@ -292,6 +292,24 @@ impl LinearLayout {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Looks for the child containing a view with the given name.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `Some(i)` if `self.get_child(i)` has the given name, or
+    /// contains a view with the given name.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if the given name was not found.
+    pub fn find_child_from_name(&mut self, name: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+        let selector = Selector::Name(name);
+        for (i, c) in self.children.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+            let mut found = false;
+            c.view.call_on_any(&selector, &mut |_| found = true);
+            if found {
+                return Some(i);
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
     // If the cache can be used, return the cached size.
     // Otherwise, return None.
     fn get_cache(&self, req: Vec2) -> Option<Vec2> {
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/views/named_view.rs b/cursive-core/src/views/named_view.rs
index a7c2ca7..ccc3e8b 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/views/named_view.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/views/named_view.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 /// See [`Identifiable`](crate::view::Identifiable) for an easy way to wrap any view with it.
 pub struct NamedView<V> {
     view: Rc<RefCell<V>>,
-    id: String,
+    name: String,
 }
 
 /// Mutable reference to a view.
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ pub type ViewRef<V> = OwningHandle<RcRef<RefCell<V>>, RefMut<'static, V>>;
 
 impl<V> NamedView<V> {
     /// Wraps `view` in a new `NamedView`.
-    pub fn new<S: Into<String>>(id: S, view: V) -> Self {
+    pub fn new<S: Into<String>>(name: S, view: V) -> Self {
         NamedView {
             view: Rc::new(RefCell::new(view)),
-            id: id.into(),
+            name: name.into(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ impl<V> NamedView<V> {
 
         OwningHandle::new_mut(cell_ref)
     }
+
+    /// Returns the name attached to this view.
+    pub fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.name
+    }
+
+    /// Changes the name attached to this view.
+    pub fn set_name<S: Into<String>>(&mut self, name: S) {
+        self.name = name.into();
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: View + 'static> ViewWrapper for NamedView<T> {
@@ -83,7 +93,9 @@ impl<T: View + 'static> ViewWrapper for NamedView<T> {
     ) {
         match selector {
             #[allow(deprecated)]
-            &Selector::Name(id) | &Selector::Id(id) if id == self.id => {
+            &Selector::Name(name) | &Selector::Id(name)
+                if name == self.name =>
+            {
                 callback(self)
             }
             s => {
@@ -97,7 +109,11 @@ impl<T: View + 'static> ViewWrapper for NamedView<T> {
     fn wrap_focus_view(&mut self, selector: &Selector<'_>) -> Result<(), ()> {
         match selector {
             #[allow(deprecated)]
-            &Selector::Name(id) | &Selector::Id(id) if id == self.id => Ok(()),
+            &Selector::Name(name) | &Selector::Id(name)
+                if name == self.name =>
+            {
+                Ok(())
+            }
             s => self
                 .view
                 .try_borrow_mut()