diff --git a/modules/sd_models.py b/modules/sd_models.py
index eb21e498..a1e16d82 100644
--- a/modules/sd_models.py
+++ b/modules/sd_models.py
@@ -61,6 +61,21 @@ def list_models():
             title, model_name = modeltitle(filename, h)
             checkpoints_list[title] = CheckpointInfo(filename, title, h, model_name)
 
+def get_closet_checkpoint_match(searchString):
+    checkpointValues = checkpoints_list.values()
+
+    applicable = [info for info in checkpointValues if searchString.upper() == ''.join(info.title.rpartition('.ckpt')[0]).upper()]
+
+    if len(applicable) == 0:
+        applicable = [info for info in checkpointValues if searchString.upper() == ''.join(info.title.rpartition('.ckpt')[:2]).upper()]
+
+    if len(applicable) == 0:
+        applicable = [info for info in checkpointValues if searchString in info.title]
+
+    if len(applicable)>0:
+        return applicable[0]
+
+    return None
 
 def model_hash(filename):
     try: