diff --git a/include/godot_cpp/variant/variant.hpp b/include/godot_cpp/variant/variant.hpp
index c829f84de..bfabea2f6 100644
--- a/include/godot_cpp/variant/variant.hpp
+++ b/include/godot_cpp/variant/variant.hpp
@@ -332,6 +332,9 @@ class Variant {
 	Variant duplicate(bool deep = false) const;
 
 	static String get_type_name(Variant::Type type);
+#if GODOT_VERSION_MINOR >= 7
+	static Variant::Type get_type_by_name(const String &p_name);
+#endif
 	static bool can_convert(Variant::Type from, Variant::Type to);
 	static bool can_convert_strict(Variant::Type from, Variant::Type to);
 
diff --git a/src/variant/variant.cpp b/src/variant/variant.cpp
index 04e8a6328..088d800d8 100644
--- a/src/variant/variant.cpp
+++ b/src/variant/variant.cpp
@@ -755,6 +755,12 @@ String Variant::get_type_name(Variant::Type type) {
 	return result;
 }
 
+#if GODOT_VERSION_MINOR >= 7
+Variant::Type Variant::get_type_by_name(const String &p_name) {
+	return static_cast<Variant::Type>(::godot::gdextension_interface::variant_get_type_by_name(p_name._native_ptr()));
+}
+#endif
+
 bool Variant::can_convert(Variant::Type from, Variant::Type to) {
 	GDExtensionBool can = ::godot::gdextension_interface::variant_can_convert(static_cast<GDExtensionVariantType>(from), static_cast<GDExtensionVariantType>(to));
 	return PtrToArg<bool>::convert(&can);