diff --git a/src/capwap/cw_get_mods.c b/src/capwap/cw_get_mods.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3485fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/capwap/cw_get_mods.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "mod.h"
+
+
+struct mod_ac *(*mods_ac[])() = MODS_AC;
+
+
+struct mod_ac * cw_get_mod_ac(const char *name)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i=0; mods_ac[i];i++){
+		struct mod_ac * m = mods_ac[i]();
+		if (strcmp(m->name,name)==0)
+			return m;
+
+
+	}	
+	return NULL;
+}