diff --git a/js.go b/js.go
index 08a8212d7..072940907 100644
--- a/js.go
+++ b/js.go
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ func (js *js) subscribe(subj, queue string, cb MsgHandler, ch chan *Msg, isSync,
 
 	// Find the stream mapped to the subject if not bound to a stream already.
 	if o.stream == _EMPTY_ {
-		stream, err = js.lookupStreamBySubject(subj)
+		stream, err = js.StreamNameBySubject(subj)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -2144,30 +2144,6 @@ type streamNamesResponse struct {
 	Streams []string `json:"streams"`
 }
 
-func (js *js) lookupStreamBySubject(subj string) (string, error) {
-	var slr streamNamesResponse
-	req := &streamRequest{subj}
-	j, err := json.Marshal(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return _EMPTY_, err
-	}
-	resp, err := js.nc.Request(js.apiSubj(apiStreams), j, js.opts.wait)
-	if err != nil {
-		if err == ErrNoResponders {
-			err = ErrJetStreamNotEnabled
-		}
-		return _EMPTY_, err
-	}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(resp.Data, &slr); err != nil {
-		return _EMPTY_, err
-	}
-
-	if slr.Error != nil || len(slr.Streams) != 1 {
-		return _EMPTY_, ErrNoMatchingStream
-	}
-	return slr.Streams[0], nil
-}
-
 type subOpts struct {
 	// For attaching.
 	stream, consumer string
diff --git a/js_test.go b/js_test.go
index 7eadba65a..fd7a87b3e 100644
--- a/js_test.go
+++ b/js_test.go
@@ -1230,3 +1230,42 @@ func TestJetStreamStreamInfoWithSubjectDetails(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected 0 subjects details from StreamInfo, but got %d instead", len(result.State.Subjects))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStreamNameBySubject(t *testing.T) {
+	s := RunBasicJetStreamServer()
+	defer shutdownJSServerAndRemoveStorage(t, s)
+
+	nc, js := jsClient(t, s)
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	var err error
+
+	_, err = js.AddStream(&StreamConfig{
+		Name:     "TEST",
+		Subjects: []string{"test.*"},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name       string
+		streamName string
+		err        error
+	}{
+
+		{name: "valid wildcard lookup", streamName: "test.*", err: nil},
+		{name: "valid explicit lookup", streamName: "test.a", err: nil},
+		{name: "lookup on not existing stream", streamName: "not.existing", err: ErrNoMatchingStream},
+	} {
+
+		stream, err := js.StreamNameBySubject(test.streamName)
+		if err != test.err {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", test.err, err)
+		}
+
+		if stream != "TEST" && err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("returned stream name should be 'TEST'")
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/jsm.go b/jsm.go
index cd4c79ab9..e71d37fca 100644
--- a/jsm.go
+++ b/jsm.go
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ type JetStreamManager interface {
 
 	// AccountInfo retrieves info about the JetStream usage from an account.
 	AccountInfo(opts ...JSOpt) (*AccountInfo, error)
+
+	// StreamNameBySubjec rteturns a stream matching given subject.
+	StreamNameBySubject(string, ...JSOpt) (string, error)
 }
 
 // StreamConfig will determine the properties for a stream.
@@ -1515,6 +1518,40 @@ func (jsc *js) StreamNames(opts ...JSOpt) <-chan string {
 	return ch
 }
 
+// StreamNameBySubject returns a stream name that matches the subject.
+func (jsc *js) StreamNameBySubject(subj string, opts ...JSOpt) (string, error) {
+	o, cancel, err := getJSContextOpts(jsc.opts, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if cancel != nil {
+		defer cancel()
+	}
+
+	var slr streamNamesResponse
+	req := &streamRequest{subj}
+	j, err := json.Marshal(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return _EMPTY_, err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := jsc.apiRequestWithContext(o.ctx, jsc.apiSubj(apiStreams), j)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == ErrNoResponders {
+			err = ErrJetStreamNotEnabled
+		}
+		return _EMPTY_, err
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(resp.Data, &slr); err != nil {
+		return _EMPTY_, err
+	}
+
+	if slr.Error != nil || len(slr.Streams) != 1 {
+		return _EMPTY_, ErrNoMatchingStream
+	}
+	return slr.Streams[0], nil
+}
+
 func getJSContextOpts(defs *jsOpts, opts ...JSOpt) (*jsOpts, context.CancelFunc, error) {
 	var o jsOpts
 	for _, opt := range opts {