diff --git a/graphics/defines.cpp b/graphics/defines.cpp
index 827df1e45a..ee79844a1d 100644
--- a/graphics/defines.cpp
+++ b/graphics/defines.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ namespace graphics
     return FindSecondByFirst(s_density, density);
   }
 
+  void convert(char const * name, EDensity & density)
+  {
+    density = static_cast<EDensity>(FindFirstBySecond(s_density, name, EqualStrings()));
+  }
+
   string const resourcePath(string const & name, EDensity d)
   {
     return my::JoinFoldersToPath(string("resources-") + convert(d), name);
diff --git a/graphics/defines.hpp b/graphics/defines.hpp
index a31ed1b0a5..b3654399bd 100644
--- a/graphics/defines.hpp
+++ b/graphics/defines.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ namespace graphics
   /// get density name
   char const * convert(EDensity density);
 
+  /// get density from name
+  void convert(char const * name, EDensity & density);
+
   /// get resource name for specified density
   string const resourcePath(string const & name, EDensity density);