diff --git a/openstack/block_storage/v2/_proxy.py b/openstack/block_storage/v2/_proxy.py
index 80bfea696..50f065a79 100644
--- a/openstack/block_storage/v2/_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/block_storage/v2/_proxy.py
@@ -37,6 +37,28 @@ class Proxy(_base_proxy.BaseBlockStorageProxy):
         """
         return self._get(_snapshot.Snapshot, snapshot)
 
+    def find_snapshot(self, name_or_id, ignore_missing=True):
+        """Find a single snapshot
+
+        :param snapshot: The name or ID a snapshot
+        :param bool ignore_missing: When set to ``False``
+            :class:`~openstack.exceptions.ResourceNotFound` will be raised
+            when the snapshot does not exist. When set to ``True``, None will
+            be returned when attempting to find a nonexistent resource.
+
+        :returns: One :class:`~openstack.block_storage.v2.snapshot.Snapshot` or
+            None.
+        :raises: :class:`~openstack.exceptions.ResourceNotFound`
+            when no resource can be found.
+        :raises: :class:`~openstack.exceptions.DuplicateResource` when multiple
+            resources are found.
+        """
+        return self._find(
+            _snapshot.Snapshot,
+            name_or_id,
+            ignore_missing=ignore_missing,
+        )
+
     def snapshots(self, details=True, **query):
         """Retrieve a generator of snapshots
 
@@ -457,6 +479,26 @@ class Proxy(_base_proxy.BaseBlockStorageProxy):
         """
         return self._get(_backup.Backup, backup)
 
+    def find_backup(self, name_or_id, ignore_missing=True):
+        """Find a single backup
+
+        :param snapshot: The name or ID a backup
+        :param bool ignore_missing: When set to ``False``
+            :class:`~openstack.exceptions.ResourceNotFound` will be raised
+            when the backup does not exist.
+
+        :returns: One :class:`~openstack.block_storage.v2.backup.Backup`
+        :raises: :class:`~openstack.exceptions.ResourceNotFound`
+            when no resource can be found.
+        :raises: :class:`~openstack.exceptions.DuplicateResource` when multiple
+            resources are found.
+        """
+        return self._find(
+            _backup.Backup,
+            name_or_id,
+            ignore_missing=ignore_missing,
+        )
+
     def create_backup(self, **attrs):
         """Create a new Backup from attributes with native API
 
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/block_storage/v2/test_proxy.py b/openstack/tests/unit/block_storage/v2/test_proxy.py
index 897addcf8..4bd5e84c2 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/block_storage/v2/test_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/block_storage/v2/test_proxy.py
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ class TestBackup(TestVolumeProxy):
         self.proxy._connection.has_service = mock.Mock(return_value=True)
         self.verify_get(self.proxy.get_backup, backup.Backup)
 
+    def test_backup_find(self):
+        self.verify_find(self.proxy.find_backup, backup.Backup)
+
     def test_backup_delete(self):
         # NOTE: mock has_service
         self.proxy._connection = mock.Mock()
@@ -272,6 +275,9 @@ class TestSnapshot(TestVolumeProxy):
     def test_snapshot_get(self):
         self.verify_get(self.proxy.get_snapshot, snapshot.Snapshot)
 
+    def test_snapshot_find(self):
+        self.verify_find(self.proxy.find_snapshot, snapshot.Snapshot)
+
     def test_snapshots_detailed(self):
         self.verify_list(self.proxy.snapshots, snapshot.SnapshotDetail,
                          method_kwargs={"details": True, "query": 1},
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-find-backup-find-snapshot-v2-756a05ccd150db82.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-find-backup-find-snapshot-v2-756a05ccd150db82.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68789d3b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-find-backup-find-snapshot-v2-756a05ccd150db82.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The ``find_snapshot`` and ``find_backup`` methods have been added to the
+    v2 block storage proxy API. These were previously only available for the v3
+    proxy API.