diff --git a/src/cascadia/LocalTests_TerminalApp/SettingsTests.cpp b/src/cascadia/LocalTests_TerminalApp/SettingsTests.cpp
index 21deac0a216..d243f7517a5 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/LocalTests_TerminalApp/SettingsTests.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/LocalTests_TerminalApp/SettingsTests.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ namespace TerminalAppLocalTests
         TEST_METHOD(TestExplodingNameOnlyProfiles);
         TEST_METHOD(TestHideAllProfiles);
         TEST_METHOD(TestInvalidColorSchemeName);
+        TEST_METHOD(TestHelperFunctions);
 
         TEST_METHOD(TestLayerGlobalsOnRoot);
 
@@ -1264,6 +1265,67 @@ namespace TerminalAppLocalTests
         VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(L"Campbell", settings._profiles.at(2)._schemeName.value());
     }
 
+    void SettingsTests::TestHelperFunctions()
+    {
+        const std::string settings0String{ R"(
+        {
+            "defaultProfile" : "{2C4DE342-38B7-51CF-B940-2309A097F518}",
+            "profiles": [
+                {
+                    "name" : "profile0",
+                    "guid": "{6239a42c-5555-49a3-80bd-e8fdd045185c}"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name" : "profile1",
+                    "guid": "{6239a42c-6666-49a3-80bd-e8fdd045185c}"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name" : "Ubuntu",
+                    "guid" : "{2C4DE342-38B7-51CF-B940-2309A097F518}"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name" : "ThisProfileShouldNotCrash"
+                }
+            ]
+        })" };
+
+        auto name0{ L"profile0" };
+        auto name1{ L"profile1" };
+        auto name2{ L"Ubuntu" };
+        auto badName{ L"DoesNotExist" };
+
+        auto guid0{ Microsoft::Console::Utils::GuidFromString(L"{6239a42c-5555-49a3-80bd-e8fdd045185c}") };
+        auto guid1{ Microsoft::Console::Utils::GuidFromString(L"{6239a42c-6666-49a3-80bd-e8fdd045185c}") };
+        auto guid2{ Microsoft::Console::Utils::GuidFromString(L"{2C4DE342-38B7-51CF-B940-2309A097F518}") };
+        std::optional<GUID> badGuid{};
+
+        VerifyParseSucceeded(settings0String);
+
+        CascadiaSettings settings;
+        settings._ParseJsonString(settings0String, false);
+        settings.LayerJson(settings._userSettings);
+
+        VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(guid0, settings.FindGuid(name0));
+        VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(guid1, settings.FindGuid(name1));
+        VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(guid2, settings.FindGuid(name2));
+        VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(badGuid, settings.FindGuid(badName));
+        // Following test will fail because GetGuid throws (despite being noexcept)
+        // VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(badGuid, settings.FindGuid(L"ThisProfileShouldNotCrash"));
+
+        // Following lines only work because the GUID-less profile is last
+        auto prof0{ settings.FindProfile(guid0) };
+        auto prof1{ settings.FindProfile(guid1) };
+        auto prof2{ settings.FindProfile(guid2) };
+        // Following line will fail because GetGuid throws (despite being noexcept)
+        // auto badProf{ settings.FindProfile(badGuid) };
+
+        VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(name0, prof0->GetName());
+        VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(name1, prof1->GetName());
+        VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(name2, prof2->GetName());
+        // Following test will fail because GetGuid throws (despite being noexcept)
+        // VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(badName, badProf->GetName());
+    }
+
     void SettingsTests::TestLayerGlobalsOnRoot()
     {
         // Test for microsoft/terminal#2906. We added the ability for the root
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CascadiaSettings.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CascadiaSettings.cpp
index ff861ab3e2b..a8058267c53 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CascadiaSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CascadiaSettings.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,29 @@ CascadiaSettings::CascadiaSettings(const bool addDynamicProfiles)
     }
 }
 
+// Method Description:
+// - Finds a GUID associated with the given profile name. If no profile matches
+//      the profile name, returns a std::nullopt.
+// Arguments:
+// - profileName: the name of the profile's GUID to return.
+// Return Value:
+// - the GUID associated with the profile name.
+std::optional<GUID> CascadiaSettings::FindGuid(const std::wstring& profileName) const noexcept
+{
+    std::optional<GUID> profileGuid{};
+
+    for (const auto& profile : _profiles)
+    {
+        if (profileName == profile.GetName())
+        {
+            profileGuid = profile.GetGuid();
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return profileGuid;
+}
+
 // Method Description:
 // - Finds a profile that matches the given GUID. If there is no profile in this
 //      settings object that matches, returns nullptr.
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CascadiaSettings.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CascadiaSettings.h
index a22a6df64e7..31cc4948f79 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CascadiaSettings.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CascadiaSettings.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class TerminalApp::CascadiaSettings final
     static std::wstring GetSettingsPath(const bool useRoamingPath = false);
     static std::wstring GetDefaultSettingsPath();
 
+    std::optional<GUID> FindGuid(const std::wstring& profileName) const noexcept;
     const Profile* FindProfile(GUID profileGuid) const noexcept;
 
     std::vector<TerminalApp::SettingsLoadWarnings>& GetWarnings();