diff --git a/libraries/app/database_api.cpp b/libraries/app/database_api.cpp
index 2d0412b0..0f30c6ff 100644
--- a/libraries/app/database_api.cpp
+++ b/libraries/app/database_api.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ public:
 
    // SON members
    vector<optional<son_object>> get_sons(const vector<son_id_type> &son_ids) const;
-   fc::optional<son_object> get_son_by_account(account_id_type account) const;
+   fc::optional<son_object> get_son_by_account_id(account_id_type account) const;
+   fc::optional<son_object> get_son_by_account(const std::string account_id_or_name) const;
    map<string, son_id_type> lookup_son_accounts(const string &lower_bound_name, uint32_t limit) const;
    uint64_t get_son_count() const;
 
@@ -1719,11 +1720,11 @@ vector<optional<son_object>> database_api_impl::get_sons(const vector<son_id_typ
    return result;
 }
 
-fc::optional<son_object> database_api::get_son_by_account(account_id_type account) const {
-   return my->get_son_by_account(account);
+fc::optional<son_object> database_api::get_son_by_account_id(account_id_type account) const {
+   return my->get_son_by_account_id(account);
 }
 
-fc::optional<son_object> database_api_impl::get_son_by_account(account_id_type account) const {
+fc::optional<son_object> database_api_impl::get_son_by_account_id(account_id_type account) const {
    const auto &idx = _db.get_index_type<son_index>().indices().get<by_account>();
    auto itr = idx.find(account);
    if (itr != idx.end())
@@ -1731,6 +1732,15 @@ fc::optional<son_object> database_api_impl::get_son_by_account(account_id_type a
    return {};
 }
 
+fc::optional<son_object> database_api::get_son_by_account(const std::string account_id_or_name) const {
+   return my->get_son_by_account(account_id_or_name);
+}
+
+fc::optional<son_object> database_api_impl::get_son_by_account(const std::string account_id_or_name) const {
+   const account_id_type account = get_account_from_string(account_id_or_name)->id;
+   return get_son_by_account_id(account);
+}
+
 map<string, son_id_type> database_api::lookup_son_accounts(const string &lower_bound_name, uint32_t limit) const {
    return my->lookup_son_accounts(lower_bound_name, limit);
 }
diff --git a/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/database_api.hpp b/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/database_api.hpp
index acbe2c8b..8e727d54 100644
--- a/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/database_api.hpp
+++ b/libraries/app/include/graphene/app/database_api.hpp
@@ -620,7 +620,14 @@ public:
     * @param account The ID of the account whose SON should be retrieved
     * @return The SON object, or null if the account does not have a SON
     */
-   fc::optional<son_object> get_son_by_account(account_id_type account) const;
+   fc::optional<son_object> get_son_by_account_id(account_id_type account) const;
+
+   /**
+    * @brief Get the SON owned by a given account
+    * @param account The ID of the account whose SON should be retrieved
+    * @return The SON object, or null if the account does not have a SON
+    */
+   fc::optional<son_object> get_son_by_account(const std::string account_id_or_name) const;
 
    /**
     * @brief Get names and IDs for registered SONs
@@ -1086,6 +1093,7 @@ FC_API(graphene::app::database_api,
 
    // SON members
    (get_sons)
+   (get_son_by_account_id)
    (get_son_by_account)
    (lookup_son_accounts)
    (get_son_count)