diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/user/dao/AccountDao.java b/core/src/com/cloud/user/dao/AccountDao.java
index 895b74ba94c..6e2ac0647eb 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/user/dao/AccountDao.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/user/dao/AccountDao.java
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ public interface AccountDao extends GenericDao<AccountVO, Long> {
     List<AccountVO> findNewAccounts(Long minAccountId, Filter filter);
     List<AccountVO> findCleanups();
     List<AccountVO> findAdminAccountsForDomain(Long domainId);
-    void markForCleanup(long accountId);
+    void markForCleanup(long accountId);
+    List<AccountVO> listAccounts(String accountName, Long domainId, Filter filter);
 }
diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/user/dao/AccountDaoImpl.java b/core/src/com/cloud/user/dao/AccountDaoImpl.java
index 8a34ec3162e..19eb93c174f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/user/dao/AccountDaoImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/user/dao/AccountDaoImpl.java
@@ -179,5 +179,12 @@ public class AccountDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<AccountVO, Long> implements A
 			account.setNeedsCleanup(true);
         	update(accountId, account);
 		}
-	}
+	}
+	
+    public List<AccountVO> listAccounts(String accountName, Long domainId, Filter filter) {
+        SearchCriteria sc = AccountNameSearch.create("accountName", accountName);
+        sc.addAnd("domainId", SearchCriteria.Op.EQ, domainId);
+        return listBy(sc, filter);
+    }
+
 }