diff --git a/.changes/v2.18.0/531-features.md b/.changes/v2.18.0/531-features.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d77f99488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/v2.18.0/531-features.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Added `client` methods `QueryCatalogRecords` and `GetCatalogByHref` [GH-531]
diff --git a/govcd/access_control_catalog_test.go b/govcd/access_control_catalog_test.go
index 4853d4ec0..e66eda8d1 100644
--- a/govcd/access_control_catalog_test.go
+++ b/govcd/access_control_catalog_test.go
@@ -351,6 +351,12 @@ func (vcd *TestVCD) testCatalogAccessControl(adminOrg *AdminOrg, catalog accessC
 		}
 		err = testAccessControl(catalogName+" catalog two org", catalog, twoOrgsSettings, twoOrgsSettings, true, catalogTenantContext, check)
 		check.Assert(err, IsNil)
+		catalogs, err := vcd.client.Client.QueryCatalogRecords(catalogName, TenantContext{newOrg.AdminOrg.ID, newOrg.AdminOrg.Name})
+		check.Assert(err, IsNil)
+		check.Assert(len(catalogs), Equals, 1)
+		foundCatalog, err := vcd.client.Client.GetCatalogByHref(catalogs[0].HREF)
+		check.Assert(err, IsNil)
+		check.Assert(foundCatalog.AdminCatalog.ID, Equals, catalog.GetId())
 	}
 
 	// Set empty settings explicitly
diff --git a/govcd/admincatalog.go b/govcd/admincatalog.go
index 47a4558be..0d331d263 100644
--- a/govcd/admincatalog.go
+++ b/govcd/admincatalog.go
@@ -627,3 +627,56 @@ func (catalog *AdminCatalog) QueryTaskList(filter map[string]string) ([]*types.Q
 	filter["object"] = catalogHref
 	return catalog.client.QueryTaskList(filter)
 }
+
+// GetCatalogByHref allows retrieving a catalog from HREF, without its parent
+func (client *Client) GetCatalogByHref(catalogHref string) (*AdminCatalog, error) {
+	catalogHref = strings.Replace(catalogHref, "/api/catalog", "/api/admin/catalog", 1)
+
+	cat := NewAdminCatalog(client)
+
+	_, err := client.ExecuteRequest(catalogHref, http.MethodGet,
+		"", "error retrieving catalog: %s", nil, cat.AdminCatalog)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return cat, nil
+}
+
+// QueryCatalogRecords given a catalog name, retrieves the catalogRecords that match its name
+// Returns a list of catalog records for such name, empty list if none was found
+func (client *Client) QueryCatalogRecords(name string, ctx TenantContext) ([]*types.CatalogRecord, error) {
+	util.Logger.Printf("[DEBUG] QueryCatalogRecords")
+
+	var filter string
+	if name != "" {
+		filter = fmt.Sprintf("name==%s", url.QueryEscape(name))
+	}
+
+	var tenantHeaders map[string]string
+
+	if client.IsSysAdmin && ctx.OrgId != "" && ctx.OrgName != "" {
+		// Set tenant context headers just for the query
+		tenantHeaders = map[string]string{
+			types.HeaderAuthContext:   ctx.OrgName,
+			types.HeaderTenantContext: ctx.OrgId,
+		}
+	}
+
+	queryType := types.QtCatalog
+
+	results, err := client.cumulativeQueryWithHeaders(queryType, nil, map[string]string{
+		"type":          queryType,
+		"filter":        filter,
+		"filterEncoded": "true",
+	}, tenantHeaders)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	catalogs := results.Results.CatalogRecord
+
+	util.Logger.Printf("[DEBUG] QueryCatalogRecords returned with : %#v (%d) and error: %v", catalogs, len(catalogs), err)
+	return catalogs, nil
+}
diff --git a/types/v56/types.go b/types/v56/types.go
index bb615900b..8e7a6114a 100644
--- a/types/v56/types.go
+++ b/types/v56/types.go
@@ -3142,6 +3142,7 @@ type CatalogRecord struct {
 	Description             string    `xml:"description,attr,omitempty"`
 	IsPublished             bool      `xml:"isPublished,attr,omitempty"`
 	IsShared                bool      `xml:"isShared,attr,omitempty"`
+	IsLocal                 bool      `xml:"isLocal,attr,omitempty"`
 	CreationDate            string    `xml:"creationDate,attr,omitempty"`
 	OrgName                 string    `xml:"orgName,attr,omitempty"`
 	OwnerName               string    `xml:"ownerName,attr,omitempty"`