diff --git a/cocos/3d/CCSprite3D.cpp b/cocos/3d/CCSprite3D.cpp
index a498d9b03e..66a0f0d216 100644
--- a/cocos/3d/CCSprite3D.cpp
+++ b/cocos/3d/CCSprite3D.cpp
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ Mesh* Sprite3D::getMeshByIndex(int index) const
     return _meshes.at(index);
 }
 
-/**get SubMeshState by Name */
+/**get Mesh by Name */
 Mesh* Sprite3D::getMeshByName(const std::string& name) const
 {
     for (const auto& it : _meshes) {
@@ -694,6 +694,16 @@ Mesh* Sprite3D::getMeshByName(const std::string& name) const
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+std::vector<Mesh*> Sprite3D::getMeshArrayByName(const std::string& name) const
+{
+    std::vector<Mesh*> meshes;
+    for (const auto& it : _meshes) {
+        if (it->getName() == name)
+            meshes.push_back(it);
+    }
+    return meshes;
+}
+
 MeshSkin* Sprite3D::getSkin() const
 {
     for (const auto& it : _meshes) {
diff --git a/cocos/3d/CCSprite3D.h b/cocos/3d/CCSprite3D.h
index 3b08d9bf9e..daeb83c688 100644
--- a/cocos/3d/CCSprite3D.h
+++ b/cocos/3d/CCSprite3D.h
@@ -60,11 +60,14 @@ public:
     void setTexture(const std::string& texFile);
     void setTexture(Texture2D* texture);
     
-    /**get SubMeshState by index*/
+    /**get Mesh by index*/
     Mesh* getMeshByIndex(int index) const;
     
-    /**get SubMeshState by Name */
+    /**get Mesh by Name, it returns the first one if there are more than one mesh with the same name */
     Mesh* getMeshByName(const std::string& name) const;
+    
+    /** get mesh array by name, returns all meshes with the given name */
+    std::vector<Mesh*> getMeshArrayByName(const std::string& name) const;
 
     /**get mesh*/
     Mesh* getMesh() const { return _meshes.at(0); }