diff --git a/include/xo/jit/Jit.hpp b/include/xo/jit/Jit.hpp
index 43a289d4..cf3f3a0f 100644
--- a/include/xo/jit/Jit.hpp
+++ b/include/xo/jit/Jit.hpp
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ namespace xo {
 
             llvm::Value * codegen(ref::brw<Expression> expr);
 
+            llvm::orc::ExecutorAddr lookup_symbol(const std::string & x);
+
             virtual void display(std::ostream & os) const;
             virtual std::string display_string() const;
 
diff --git a/src/jit/Jit.cpp b/src/jit/Jit.cpp
index 20d3a7cd..eef5c197 100644
--- a/src/jit/Jit.cpp
+++ b/src/jit/Jit.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,20 @@ namespace xo {
             return nullptr;
         } /*codegen*/
 
+        llvm::orc::ExecutorAddr
+        Jit::lookup_symbol(const std::string & sym)
+        {
+            static llvm::ExitOnError llvm_exit_on_err;
+
+            /* llvm_sym: ExecutorSymbolDef */
+            auto llvm_sym = llvm_exit_on_err(kal_jit_->lookup(sym));
+
+            /* llvm_addr: ExecutorAddr */
+            auto llvm_addr = llvm_sym.getAddress();
+
+            return llvm_addr;
+        } /*lookup_symbol*/
+
         void
         Jit::display(std::ostream & os) const {
             os << "<Jit>";