Index: src/OFXMLElement.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFXMLElement.h
+++ src/OFXMLElement.h
@@ -326,19 +326,33 @@
  *
  * \param child Another OFXMLElement which is added as a child
  */
 - (void)addChild: (OFXMLElement*)child;
 
+/**
+ * \param elemname The name of the element
+ * \return The first child element with the specified name
+ */
+- (OFXMLElement*)elementForName: (OFString*)elemname;
+
 /**
  * \param elemname The name of the elements
  * \return The child elements with the specified name
  */
 - (OFArray*)elementsForName: (OFString*)elemname;
 
+/**
+ * \param elemname The name of the element
+ * \param elemns The namespace of the element
+ * \return The first child element with the specified name and namespace
+ */
+- (OFXMLElement*)elementForName: (OFString*)elemname
+		      namespace: (OFString*)elemns;
+
 /**
  * \param elemname The name of the elements
  * \param elemns The namespace of the elements
  * \return The child elements with the specified name and namespace
  */
 - (OFArray*)elementsForName: (OFString*)elemname
 		  namespace: (OFString*)elemns;
 @end

Index: src/OFXMLElement.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFXMLElement.m
+++ src/OFXMLElement.m
@@ -649,16 +649,29 @@
 	if (children == nil)
 		children = [[OFMutableArray alloc] init];
 
 	[children addObject: child];
 }
+
+- (OFXMLElement*)elementForName: (OFString*)elemname
+{
+	return [self elementForName: elemname
+			  namespace: nil];
+}
 
 - (OFArray*)elementsForName: (OFString*)elemname
 {
 	return [self elementsForName: elemname
 			   namespace: nil];
 }
+
+- (OFXMLElement*)elementForName: (OFString*)elemname
+		      namespace: (OFString*)elemns
+{
+	return [[self elementsForName: elemname
+			    namespace: elemns] firstObject];
+}
 
 - (OFArray*)elementsForName: (OFString*)elemname
 		  namespace: (OFString*)elemns
 {
 	OFMutableArray *ret = [OFMutableArray array];