diff --git a/include/proj/internal/io_internal.hpp b/include/proj/internal/io_internal.hpp
index f614fc67b4..e9209a7235 100644
--- a/include/proj/internal/io_internal.hpp
+++ b/include/proj/internal/io_internal.hpp
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ NS_PROJ_END
 struct projCppContext {
     NS_PROJ::io::DatabaseContextNNPtr databaseContext;
     std::string lastUOMName_{};
+    std::string lastGridFullName{};
+    std::string lastGridPackageName{};
+    std::string lastGridUrl{};
 
     explicit projCppContext(PJ_CONTEXT *ctx, const char *dbPath = nullptr,
                             const char *const *auxDbPaths = nullptr)
diff --git a/src/iso19111/c_api.cpp b/src/iso19111/c_api.cpp
index 5d2216e80e..153e395639 100644
--- a/src/iso19111/c_api.cpp
+++ b/src/iso19111/c_api.cpp
@@ -626,6 +626,65 @@ int proj_uom_get_info_from_database(PJ_CONTEXT *ctx, const char *auth_name,
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+/** \brief Get information for a grid from a database lookup.
+ *
+ * @param ctx Context, or NULL for default context.
+ * @param grid_name Grid name (must not be NULL)
+ * @param out_full_name Pointer to a string value to store the grid full
+ * filename. or NULL
+ * @param out_package_name Pointer to a string value to store the package name
+ * where
+ * the grid might be found. or NULL
+ * @param out_url Pointer to a string value to store the grid URL or the
+ * package URL where the grid might be found. or NULL
+ * @param out_direct_download Pointer to a int (boolean) value to store whether
+ * *out_url can be downloaded directly. or NULL
+ * @param out_open_license Pointer to a int (boolean) value to store whether
+ * the grid is released with an open license. or NULL
+ * @param out_available Pointer to a int (boolean) value to store whether the
+ * grid is available at runtime. or NULL
+ * @return TRUE in case of success.
+ */
+int PROJ_DLL proj_grid_get_info_from_database(
+    PJ_CONTEXT *ctx, const char *grid_name, const char **out_full_name,
+    const char **out_package_name, const char **out_url,
+    int *out_direct_download, int *out_open_license, int *out_available) {
+    assert(grid_name);
+    SANITIZE_CTX(ctx);
+    try {
+        auto db_context = getDBcontext(ctx);
+        bool direct_download;
+        bool open_license;
+        bool available;
+        if (!db_context->lookForGridInfo(
+                grid_name, ctx->cpp_context->lastGridFullName,
+                ctx->cpp_context->lastGridPackageName,
+                ctx->cpp_context->lastGridUrl, direct_download, open_license,
+                available))
+            return false;
+
+        if (out_full_name)
+            *out_full_name = ctx->cpp_context->lastGridFullName.c_str();
+        if (out_package_name)
+            *out_package_name = ctx->cpp_context->lastGridPackageName.c_str();
+        if (out_url)
+            *out_url = ctx->cpp_context->lastGridUrl.c_str();
+        if (out_direct_download)
+            *out_direct_download = direct_download ? 1 : 0;
+        if (out_open_license)
+            *out_open_license = open_license ? 1 : 0;
+        if (out_available)
+            *out_available = available ? 1 : 0;
+
+        return true;
+    } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+        proj_log_error(ctx, __FUNCTION__, e.what());
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 /** \brief Return GeodeticCRS that use the specified datum.
  *
  * @param ctx Context, or NULL for default context.
diff --git a/src/proj.h b/src/proj.h
index a412f2669d..a39d3150e9 100644
--- a/src/proj.h
+++ b/src/proj.h
@@ -787,6 +787,15 @@ int PROJ_DLL proj_uom_get_info_from_database(PJ_CONTEXT *ctx,
                                double *out_conv_factor,
                                const char **out_category);
 
+int PROJ_DLL proj_grid_get_info_from_database(PJ_CONTEXT *ctx,
+                               const char *grid_name,
+                               const char **out_full_name,
+                               const char **out_package_name,
+                               const char **out_url,
+                               int *out_direct_download,
+                               int *out_open_license,
+                               int *out_available);
+
 PJ PROJ_DLL *proj_clone(PJ_CONTEXT *ctx, const PJ *obj);
 
 PJ_OBJ_LIST PROJ_DLL *proj_create_from_name(PJ_CONTEXT *ctx,
diff --git a/test/unit/test_c_api.cpp b/test/unit/test_c_api.cpp
index b9ea0bd5c5..2e6ea2c78b 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_c_api.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/test_c_api.cpp
@@ -3011,6 +3011,37 @@ TEST_F(CApi, proj_uom_get_info_from_database) {
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+TEST_F(CApi, proj_grid_get_info_from_database) {
+    {
+        EXPECT_FALSE(proj_grid_get_info_from_database(m_ctxt, "xxx", nullptr,
+                                                      nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,
+                                                      nullptr, nullptr));
+    }
+    {
+        EXPECT_TRUE(proj_grid_get_info_from_database(
+            m_ctxt, "GDA94_GDA2020_conformal.gsb", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,
+            nullptr, nullptr, nullptr));
+    }
+    {
+        const char *name = nullptr;
+        const char *package_name = nullptr;
+        const char *url = nullptr;
+        int direct_download = 0;
+        int open_license = 0;
+        int available = 0;
+        EXPECT_TRUE(proj_grid_get_info_from_database(
+            m_ctxt, "GDA94_GDA2020_conformal.gsb", &name, &package_name, &url,
+            &direct_download, &open_license, &available));
+        ASSERT_NE(name, nullptr);
+        ASSERT_NE(package_name, nullptr);
+        ASSERT_NE(url, nullptr);
+        EXPECT_EQ(direct_download, 1);
+        EXPECT_EQ(open_license, 1);
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 TEST_F(CApi, proj_create_cartesian_2D_cs) {
     {
         auto cs = proj_create_cartesian_2D_cs(