diff --git a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php
index 40f2047e..8b761114 100644
--- a/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php
+++ b/library/Director/Objects/IcingaObject.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Icinga\Module\Director\Objects;
 
 use Icinga\Module\Director\CustomVariable\CustomVariables;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\Data\Db\DbObject;
+use Icinga\Module\Director\Db;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\IcingaConfig\IcingaConfigRenderer;
 use Icinga\Module\Director\IcingaConfig\IcingaConfigHelper as c;
 use Icinga\Exception\ProgrammingError;
@@ -616,6 +617,13 @@ abstract class IcingaObject extends DbObject implements IcingaConfigRenderer
         }
     }
 
+    public static function loadByType($type, $id, Db $connection)
+    {
+        $class = 'Icinga\\Module\\Director\\Objects\\Icinga' . ucfirst($type);
+
+        return $class::load($id, $connection);
+    }
+
     public function __toString()
     {
         try {