diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/EnvDTE/References.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/EnvDTE/References.cs
index ab286b7314..5bc13835d1 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/EnvDTE/References.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/EnvDTE/References.cs
@@ -54,5 +54,25 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.PackageManagement.EnvDTE
 		{
 			return GetEnumerator();
 		}
+		
+		public Reference Item(string identity)
+		{
+			return Find(identity);
+		}
+		
+		public Reference Find(string identity)
+		{
+			foreach (Reference reference in this) {
+				if (IsMatch(reference, identity)) {
+					return reference;
+				}
+			}
+			return null;
+		}
+		
+		bool IsMatch(Reference reference, string identity)
+		{
+			return String.Equals(reference.Name, identity, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/EnvDTE/ReferencesTests.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/EnvDTE/ReferencesTests.cs
index 8cd9ab237c..23da89590b 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/EnvDTE/ReferencesTests.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/EnvDTE/ReferencesTests.cs
@@ -145,5 +145,38 @@ namespace PackageManagement.Tests.EnvDTE
 			
 			ReferenceCollectionAssertAreEqual(expectedReferences, enumerable);
 		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void Find_SystemXmlWhenProjectHasSystemXmlReference_OneReferenceReturned()
+		{
+			CreateReferences();
+			msbuildProject.AddReference("System.Xml");
+			
+			Reference reference = references.Find("System.Xml");
+			
+			Assert.AreEqual("System.Xml", reference.Name);
+		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void Find_SystemXmlWhenProjectHasSystemXmlReferenceButWithDifferentCase_OneReferenceReturned()
+		{
+			CreateReferences();
+			msbuildProject.AddReference("System.Xml");
+			
+			Reference reference = references.Find("SYSTEM.XML");
+			
+			Assert.AreEqual("System.Xml", reference.Name);
+		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void Item_SystemXmlWhenProjectHasSystemXmlReference_OneReferenceReturned()
+		{
+			CreateReferences();
+			msbuildProject.AddReference("System.Xml");
+			
+			Reference reference = references.Item("System.Xml");
+			
+			Assert.AreEqual("System.Xml", reference.Name);
+		}
 	}
 }