diff --git a/src/service/ApplicationService/index.spec.ts b/src/service/ApplicationService/index.spec.ts
index c0a1e8c79..79cac56bd 100644
--- a/src/service/ApplicationService/index.spec.ts
+++ b/src/service/ApplicationService/index.spec.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,72 @@ import ApplicationService from '.';
 
 describe('ApplicationService', () => {
   let service: ApplicationService<Application>;
+  const mockApplication = { id: 123, name: 'TestApp' } as Application;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     service = new ApplicationService<Application>();
+    global.fetch = jest.fn();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should return the application when the fetch is successful', async () => {
+    (fetch as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      json: jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(mockApplication),
+    });
+
+    const result = await service.findOneByName('TestApp');
+
+    expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/applications/findByName/TestApp', expect.objectContaining({
+      method: 'GET',
+      headers: expect.any(Object),
+    }));
+    expect(result).toEqual(mockApplication);
+  });
+
+  it('should throw an error when the response is not ok', async () => {
+    (fetch as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: false,
+      status: 404,
+    });
+
+    await expect(service.findOneByName('NonExistentApp')).rejects.toThrow('HTTP error status: 404');
+    expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/applications/findByName/NonExistentApp', expect.objectContaining({
+      method: 'GET',
+      headers: expect.any(Object),
+    }));
+  });
+
+  it('should throw an error when fetch fails', async () => {
+    (fetch as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Network error'));
+
+    await expect(service.findOneByName('TestApp')).rejects.toThrow('Error while requesting a single entity: Error: Network error');
+    expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/applications/findByName/TestApp', expect.objectContaining({
+      method: 'GET',
+      headers: expect.any(Object),
+    }));
+  });
+
+  it('should return the application when the fetch is successful', async () => {
+    const mockApplication = { id: 123, name: 'TestApp' } as Application;
+
+    (fetch as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ok: true,
+      json: jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(mockApplication),
+    });
+
+    const result = await service.findOneByName('TestApp');
+
+    expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/applications/findByName/TestApp', expect.objectContaining({
+      method: 'GET',
+      headers: expect.any(Object),
+    }));
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(mockApplication);
+    expect(result.name).toBe('TestApp');
   });
 
   it('is defined', () => {
diff --git a/src/service/ApplicationService/index.ts b/src/service/ApplicationService/index.ts
index dc88bd36c..cb3753c6a 100644
--- a/src/service/ApplicationService/index.ts
+++ b/src/service/ApplicationService/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Application from '../../model/Application';
+import { getBearerTokenHeader } from '../../security/getBearerTokenHeader';
 import GenericEntityService, { GenericEntityServiceOpts } from '../GenericEntityService';
 
 export class ApplicationService<T extends Application> extends GenericEntityService<T> {
@@ -9,6 +10,26 @@ export class ApplicationService<T extends Application> extends GenericEntityServ
     super(opts);
   }
 
+  async findOneByName(name: string, fetchOpts?: RequestInit): Promise<T> {
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(`${this.basePath}/findByName/${name}`, {
+        method: 'GET',
+        headers: {
+          ...getBearerTokenHeader(this.keycloak)
+        },
+        ...fetchOpts
+      });
+
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`HTTP error status: ${response.status}`);
+      }
+
+      return await response.json();
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Error(`Error while requesting a single entity: ${error}`);
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
 export default ApplicationService;