diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index a104e05c..e80e7e50 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,21 @@ obs_sceneitem_t* Utils::GetSceneItemFromItem(obs_scene_t* scene, obs_data_t* ite
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
+obs_sceneitem_t* Utils::GetSceneItemFromRequestField(obs_scene_t* scene, obs_data_item_t* dataItem)
+{
+	obs_data_type dataType = obs_data_item_gettype(dataItem);
+
+	if (dataType == OBS_DATA_OBJECT) {
+		OBSDataAutoRelease itemData = obs_data_item_get_obj(dataItem);
+		return GetSceneItemFromItem(scene, itemData);
+	} else if (dataType == OBS_DATA_STRING) {
+		const char* name = obs_data_item_get_string(dataItem);
+		return GetSceneItemFromName(scene, name);
+	}
+
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
 bool Utils::IsValidAlignment(const uint32_t alignment) {
 	switch (alignment) {
 		case OBS_ALIGN_CENTER:
diff --git a/src/Utils.h b/src/Utils.h
index 7ae51297..dbe2481f 100644
--- a/src/Utils.h
+++ b/src/Utils.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace Utils {
 	obs_sceneitem_t* GetSceneItemFromName(obs_scene_t* scene, QString name);
 	obs_sceneitem_t* GetSceneItemFromId(obs_scene_t* scene, int64_t id);
 	obs_sceneitem_t* GetSceneItemFromItem(obs_scene_t* scene, obs_data_t* item);
+	obs_sceneitem_t* GetSceneItemFromRequestField(obs_scene_t* scene, obs_data_item_t* dataItem);
 
 	obs_scene_t* GetSceneFromNameOrCurrent(QString sceneName);
 	obs_data_t* GetSceneItemPropertiesData(obs_sceneitem_t* item);