diff --git a/src/fastapi_toolsets/fixtures/__init__.py b/src/fastapi_toolsets/fixtures/__init__.py
index 4aaee2b..06f3748 100644
--- a/src/fastapi_toolsets/fixtures/__init__.py
+++ b/src/fastapi_toolsets/fixtures/__init__.py
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ from .fixtures import (
     load_fixtures_by_context,
 )
 from .pytest_plugin import register_fixtures
+from .utils import get_obj_by_attr
 
 __all__ = [
     "Context",
     "FixtureRegistry",
     "LoadStrategy",
+    "get_obj_by_attr",
     "load_fixtures",
     "load_fixtures_by_context",
     "register_fixtures",
diff --git a/src/fastapi_toolsets/fixtures/utils.py b/src/fastapi_toolsets/fixtures/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..106c706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fastapi_toolsets/fixtures/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from collections.abc import Callable, Sequence
+from typing import Any, TypeVar
+
+from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
+
+T = TypeVar("T", bound=DeclarativeBase)
+
+
+def get_obj_by_attr(
+    fixtures: Callable[[], Sequence[T]], attr_name: str, value: Any
+) -> T:
+    """Get a SQLAlchemy model instance by matching an attribute value.
+
+    Args:
+        fixtures: A fixture function registered via ``@registry.register``
+            that returns a sequence of SQLAlchemy model instances.
+        attr_name: Name of the attribute to match against.
+        value: Value to match.
+
+    Returns:
+        The first model instance where the attribute matches the given value.
+
+    Raises:
+        StopIteration: If no matching object is found.
+    """
+    return next(obj for obj in fixtures() if getattr(obj, attr_name) == value)
diff --git a/tests/test_fixtures_utils.py b/tests/test_fixtures_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b21bbe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_fixtures_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+"""Tests for fastapi_toolsets.fixtures.utils."""
+
+import pytest
+
+from fastapi_toolsets.fixtures import FixtureRegistry
+from fastapi_toolsets.fixtures.utils import get_obj_by_attr
+
+from .conftest import Role, User
+
+registry = FixtureRegistry()
+
+
+@registry.register
+def roles() -> list[Role]:
+    return [
+        Role(id=1, name="admin"),
+        Role(id=2, name="user"),
+        Role(id=3, name="moderator"),
+    ]
+
+
+@registry.register(depends_on=["roles"])
+def users() -> list[User]:
+    return [
+        User(id=1, username="alice", email="alice@example.com", role_id=1),
+        User(id=2, username="bob", email="bob@example.com", role_id=1),
+    ]
+
+
+class TestGetObjByAttr:
+    """Tests for get_obj_by_attr."""
+
+    def test_get_by_id(self):
+        """Get an object by its id attribute."""
+        role = get_obj_by_attr(roles, "id", 1)
+        assert role.name == "admin"
+
+    def test_get_user_by_username(self):
+        """Get a user by username."""
+        user = get_obj_by_attr(users, "username", "bob")
+        assert user.id == 2
+        assert user.email == "bob@example.com"
+
+    def test_returns_first_match(self):
+        """Returns the first matching object when multiple could match."""
+        user = get_obj_by_attr(users, "role_id", 1)
+        assert user.username == "alice"
+
+    def test_no_match_raises_stop_iteration(self):
+        """Raises StopIteration when no object matches."""
+        with pytest.raises(StopIteration):
+            get_obj_by_attr(roles, "name", "nonexistent")
+
+    def test_no_match_on_wrong_value_type(self):
+        """Raises StopIteration when value type doesn't match."""
+        with pytest.raises(StopIteration):
+            get_obj_by_attr(roles, "id", "1")