diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C
index 0e52db7fc7..dc695b5a43 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C
@@ -106,6 +106,20 @@ void Foam::functionObjectList::clear()
 }
 
 
+Foam::label Foam::functionObjectList::findObjectID(const word& name) const
+{
+    forAll(*this, objectI)
+    {
+        if (operator[](objectI).name() == name)
+        {
+            return objectI;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+
 void Foam::functionObjectList::on()
 {
     execution_ = true;
@@ -142,14 +156,9 @@ bool Foam::functionObjectList::execute()
             read();
         }
 
-        forAllIter
-        (
-            PtrList<functionObject>,
-            static_cast<PtrList<functionObject>&>(*this),
-            iter
-        )
+        forAll(*this, objectI)
         {
-            ok = iter().execute() && ok;
+            ok = operator[](objectI).execute() && ok;
         }
     }
 
@@ -168,14 +177,9 @@ bool Foam::functionObjectList::end()
             read();
         }
 
-        forAllIter
-        (
-            PtrList<functionObject>,
-            static_cast<PtrList<functionObject>&>(*this),
-            iter
-        )
+        forAll(*this, objectI)
         {
-            ok = iter().end() && ok;
+            ok = operator[](objectI).end() && ok;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.H
index 0b3a035464..a033909d31 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.H
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ public:
         );
 
 
-    // Destructor
-
-        virtual ~functionObjectList();
+    //- Destructor
+    virtual ~functionObjectList();
 
 
     // Member Functions
@@ -139,6 +138,8 @@ public:
         //- Clear the list of function objects
         virtual void clear();
 
+        //- Find the ID of a given function object by name
+        virtual label findObjectID(const word& name) const;
 
         //- Switch the function objects on
         virtual void on();
@@ -161,7 +162,6 @@ public:
 
         //- Read and set the function objects if their data have changed
         virtual bool read();
-
 };