diff --git a/include/llvm-c/Core.h b/include/llvm-c/Core.h
index e3dce581eec..fc33ab7f824 100644
--- a/include/llvm-c/Core.h
+++ b/include/llvm-c/Core.h
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ void LLVMStructSetBody(LLVMTypeRef StructTy, LLVMTypeRef *ElementTypes,
 unsigned LLVMCountStructElementTypes(LLVMTypeRef StructTy);
 void LLVMGetStructElementTypes(LLVMTypeRef StructTy, LLVMTypeRef *Dest);
 LLVMBool LLVMIsPackedStruct(LLVMTypeRef StructTy);
+LLVMBool LLVMIsOpaqueStruct(LLVMTypeRef StructTy);
+
+LLVMTypeRef LLVMGetTypeByName(LLVMModuleRef M, const char *Name);
 
 /* Operations on array, pointer, and vector types (sequence types) */
 LLVMTypeRef LLVMArrayType(LLVMTypeRef ElementType, unsigned ElementCount);
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp
index 51d12eb8f93..b59f6c78c52 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Core.cpp
@@ -323,6 +323,14 @@ LLVMBool LLVMIsPackedStruct(LLVMTypeRef StructTy) {
   return unwrap<StructType>(StructTy)->isPacked();
 }
 
+LLVMBool LLVMIsOpaqueStruct(LLVMTypeRef StructTy) {
+  return unwrap<StructType>(StructTy)->isOpaque();
+}
+
+LLVMTypeRef LLVMGetTypeByName(LLVMModuleRef M, const char *Name) {
+  return wrap(unwrap(M)->getTypeByName(Name));
+}
+
 /*--.. Operations on array, pointer, and vector types (sequence types) .....--*/
 
 LLVMTypeRef LLVMArrayType(LLVMTypeRef ElementType, unsigned ElementCount) {