diff --git a/common/name-value.c b/common/name-value.c
index 89fd060c8..989a5b111 100644
--- a/common/name-value.c
+++ b/common/name-value.c
@@ -514,6 +514,21 @@ nvc_delete (nvc_t pk, nve_t entry)
   nve_release (entry, pk->private_key_mode);
 }
 
+
+/* Delete the entries with NAME from PK.  */
+void
+nvc_delete_named (nvc_t pk, const char *name)
+{
+  nve_t e;
+
+  if (!valid_name (name))
+    return;
+
+  while ((e = nvc_lookup (pk, name)))
+    nvc_delete (pk, e);
+}
+
+
 
 
 /* Lookup and iteration.  */
@@ -563,6 +578,25 @@ nve_next_value (nve_t entry, const char *name)
   return NULL;
 }
 
+
+/* Return the string for the first entry in NVC with NAME.  If an
+ * entry with NAME is missing in NVC or its value is the empty string
+ * NULL is returned.  Note that the The returned string is a pointer
+ * into NVC.  */
+const char *
+nvc_get_string (nvc_t nvc, const char *name)
+{
+  nve_t item;
+
+  if (!nvc)
+    return NULL;
+  item = nvc_lookup (nvc, name);
+  if (!item)
+    return NULL;
+  return nve_value (item);
+}
+
+
 
 
 /* Private key handling.  */
diff --git a/common/name-value.h b/common/name-value.h
index 5c24b8db1..a6283a649 100644
--- a/common/name-value.h
+++ b/common/name-value.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ nve_t nve_next (nve_t entry);
 /* Get the next entry with the given name.  */
 nve_t nve_next_value (nve_t entry, const char *name);
 
+/* Return the string for the first entry in NVC with NAME or NULL.  */
+const char *nvc_get_string (nvc_t nvc, const char *name);
+
 
 
 /* Adding and modifying values.  */
@@ -88,6 +91,9 @@ gpg_error_t nvc_set (nvc_t pk, const char *name, const char *value);
 /* Delete the given entry from PK.  */
 void nvc_delete (nvc_t pk, nve_t pke);
 
+/* Delete the entries with NAME from PK.  */
+void nvc_delete_named (nvc_t pk, const char *name);
+
 
 
 /* Private key handling.  */
diff --git a/common/t-name-value.c b/common/t-name-value.c
index 57f685ffb..13a383ddb 100644
--- a/common/t-name-value.c
+++ b/common/t-name-value.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ run_modification_tests (void)
 {
   gpg_error_t err;
   nvc_t pk;
+  nve_t e;
   gcry_sexp_t key;
   char *buf;
 
@@ -344,6 +345,30 @@ run_modification_tests (void)
   assert (strcmp (buf, "") == 0);
   xfree (buf);
 
+  /* Test whether we can delete an entry by name.  */
+  err = nvc_add (pk, "Key:", "(3:foo)");
+  assert (!err);
+  e = nvc_lookup (pk, "Key:");
+  assert (e);
+  nvc_delete_named (pk, "Kez:");  /* Delete an inexistant name.  */
+  e = nvc_lookup (pk, "Key:");
+  assert (e);
+  nvc_delete_named (pk, "Key:");
+  e = nvc_lookup (pk, "Key:");
+  assert (!e);
+
+  /* Ditto but now whether it deletes all entries with that name.  We
+   * don't use "Key" because that name is special in private key mode.  */
+  err = nvc_add (pk, "AKey:", "A-value");
+  assert (!err);
+  err = nvc_add (pk, "AKey:", "B-value");
+  assert (!err);
+  e = nvc_lookup (pk, "AKey:");
+  assert (e);
+  nvc_delete_named (pk, "AKey:");
+  e = nvc_lookup (pk, "AKey:");
+  assert (!e);
+
   nvc_set (pk, "Foo:", "A really long value spanning across multiple lines"
 	   " that has to be wrapped at a convenient space.");
   buf = nvc_to_string (pk);