diff --git a/src/db/QDjango.cpp b/src/db/QDjango.cpp
index ea0a158..51d978f 100644
--- a/src/db/QDjango.cpp
+++ b/src/db/QDjango.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,16 @@ void QDjango::setDebugEnabled(bool enabled)
     globalDebugEnabled = enabled;
 }
 
+/*!
+    returns an already registered model
+
+    \sa registerModel()
+*/
+QDjangoMetaModel QDjango::metaModel(const QObject *model)
+{
+    return metaModel(model->metaObject()->className());
+}
+
 static void qdjango_topsort(const QByteArray &modelName, QHash<QByteArray, bool> &visited,
                             QStack<QDjangoMetaModel> &stack)
 {
diff --git a/src/db/QDjango.h b/src/db/QDjango.h
index d36e4d3..77faca7 100644
--- a/src/db/QDjango.h
+++ b/src/db/QDjango.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class QDJANGO_EXPORT QDjango
 
     template <class T>
     static QDjangoMetaModel registerModel();
+    static QDjangoMetaModel metaModel(const QObject*);
 
 private:
     static QDjangoMetaModel registerModel(const QMetaObject *meta);