diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 683660fa..0bffd360 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -306,6 +306,33 @@ func (client *Client) DeleteDatasource(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// GetDatasourceUIDByName finds a datasource UID given its name.
+func (client *Client) GetDatasourceUIDByName(ctx context.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+	resp, err := client.get(ctx, "/api/datasources/name/"+name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+		return "", ErrDatasourceNotFound
+	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return "", client.httpError(resp)
+	}
+
+	response := struct {
+		UID string `json:"uid"`
+	}{}
+	if err := decodeJSON(resp.Body, &response); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return response.UID, nil
+}
+
 // getDatasourceIDByName finds a datasource, given its name.
 func (client *Client) getDatasourceIDByName(ctx context.Context, name string) (int, error) {
 	resp, err := client.get(ctx, "/api/datasources/id/"+name)
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 9cea5e3c..14225311 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -498,3 +498,39 @@ func TestDeleteDatasourceForwardsErrorOnFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	req.Error(err)
 	req.Contains(err.Error(), "something when wrong")
 }
+
+func TestGetDatasourceUIDByName(t *testing.T) {
+	req := require.New(t)
+
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, `{
+  "uid": "some-uid"
+}`)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(http.DefaultClient, ts.URL)
+
+	uid, err := client.GetDatasourceUIDByName(context.TODO(), "some-prometheus")
+
+	req.NoError(err)
+	req.Equal("some-uid", uid)
+}
+
+func TestGetDatasourceUIDByNameReturnsASpecificErrorIfDatasourceIsNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	req := require.New(t)
+
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	client := NewClient(http.DefaultClient, ts.URL)
+
+	uid, err := client.GetDatasourceUIDByName(context.TODO(), "some-prometheus")
+
+	req.Error(err)
+	req.Equal(ErrDatasourceNotFound, err)
+	req.Empty(uid)
+}