diff --git a/page-objects/src/components/editor/SettingsEditor.ts b/page-objects/src/components/editor/SettingsEditor.ts
index 64d512a75..af485e06e 100644
--- a/page-objects/src/components/editor/SettingsEditor.ts
+++ b/page-objects/src/components/editor/SettingsEditor.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,46 @@ export class SettingsEditor extends Editor {
         await searchBox.sendKeys(Key.chord(SettingsEditor.ctlKey, 'a'));
         await searchBox.sendKeys(`${category}: ${title}`);
 
+        let setting!: Setting;
+        const items = await this._getSettingItems();
+
+        for (const item of items) {
+            try {
+                return await (await this.createSetting(item, title, category)).wait();
+            } catch (err) {
+            }
+        }
+        return setting;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Search for a setting with a precise ID.
+     * Returns an appropriate Setting object if it exists,
+     * undefined otherwise.
+     *
+     * @param id of the setting
+     * @returns Promise resolving to a Setting object if found, undefined otherwise
+     */
+    async findSettingByID(id: string): Promise<Setting> {
+        const searchBox = await this.findElement(SettingsEditor.locators.Editor.inputArea);
+        await searchBox.sendKeys(Key.chord(SettingsEditor.ctlKey, 'a'));
+        await searchBox.sendKeys(id);
+
+        let setting!: Setting;
+        const items = await this._getSettingItems();
+
+        for (const item of items) {
+            try {
+                const category = (await (await item.findElement(SettingsEditor.locators.SettingsEditor.settingCategory)).getText()).replace(':', '');
+                const title = await (await item.findElement(SettingsEditor.locators.SettingsEditor.settingLabel)).getText();
+                return await (await this.createSetting(item, title, category)).wait();
+            } catch (err) {
+            }
+        }
+        return setting;
+    }
+
+    private async _getSettingItems(): Promise<WebElement[]> {
         const count = await this.findElement(SettingsEditor.locators.SettingsEditor.itemCount);
         let textCount = await count.getText();
 
@@ -44,18 +84,9 @@ export class SettingsEditor extends Editor {
             return true;
         });
 
-        let setting!: Setting;
-        const items = await this.findElements(SettingsEditor.locators.SettingsEditor.itemRow);
-
-        for (const item of items) {
-            try {
-                return (await this.createSetting(item, title, category)).wait();
-            } catch (err) {
-            }
-        }
-        return setting;
+        return await this.findElements(SettingsEditor.locators.SettingsEditor.itemRow);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Switch between settings perspectives
      * Works only if your vscode instance has both user and workspace settings available
diff --git a/test/test-project/src/test/editor/settingsEditor-test.ts b/test/test-project/src/test/editor/settingsEditor-test.ts
index 949b94a10..54519ac02 100644
--- a/test/test-project/src/test/editor/settingsEditor-test.ts
+++ b/test/test-project/src/test/editor/settingsEditor-test.ts
@@ -1,98 +1,104 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { SettingsEditor, Workbench, EditorView, ComboSetting, TextSetting, CheckboxSetting } from 'vscode-extension-tester';
 
-describe('SettingsEditor', () => {
+describe('Settings Editor', function () {
     let editor: SettingsEditor;
 
-    before(async function() {
+    before(async function () {
         this.timeout(10000);
         editor = await new Workbench().openSettings();
     });
 
-    after(async () => {
+    after(async function () {
         await new EditorView().closeAllEditors();
     });
 
-    it('findSetting works', async function() {
+    it('findSetting works', async function () {
         this.timeout(15000);
         const setting = await editor.findSetting('Title Bar Style', 'Window');
         expect(setting).not.undefined;
     });
 
-    it('findSetting works for nested configurations', async function() {
+    it('findSetting by ID works', async function () {
+        this.timeout(15000);
+        const setting = await editor.findSettingByID('testProject.general.helloWorld');
+        expect(setting).not.undefined;
+    });
+
+    it('findSetting works for nested configurations', async function () {
         this.timeout(15000);
         const setting = await editor.findSetting('Hello World', 'Test Project', 'General');
         expect(setting).not.undefined;
     });
 
-    describe('combo setting', () => {
+    describe('combo setting', function () {
         let setting: ComboSetting;
 
-        before(async function() {
+        before(async function () {
             this.timeout(15000);
             setting = await editor.findSetting('Title Bar Style', 'Window') as ComboSetting;
         });
 
-        it('getTitle works', async () => {
+        it('getTitle works', async function () {
             const title = await setting.getTitle();
             expect(title).equals('Title Bar Style');
         });
 
-        it('getCategory works', async () => {
+        it('getCategory works', async function () {
             const cat = await setting.getCategory();
             expect(cat).equals('Window:');
         });
 
-        it('getValue works', async () => {
+        it('getValue works', async function () {
             const value = await setting.getValue();
             expect(value).equals('custom');
         });
 
-        it('getValues works', async () => {
+        it('getValues works', async function () {
             const values = await setting.getValues();
             expect(values).contains.members(['native', 'custom']);
         });
 
-        it('getDescription works', async () => {
+        it('getDescription works', async function () {
             const desc = await setting.getDescription();
             expect(desc).not.empty;
         });
     });
 
-    describe('text setting', () => {
+    describe('text setting', function () {
         let setting: TextSetting;
 
-        before(async function() {
+        before(async function () {
             this.timeout(15000);
             setting = await editor.findSetting('Auto Save Delay', 'Files') as TextSetting;
         });
 
-        it('getValue works', async () => {
+        it('getValue works', async function () {
             const value = await setting.getValue();
             expect(+value).greaterThan(0);
         });
 
-        it('setValue works', async () => {
+        it('setValue works', async function () {
             const newVal = '1001';
             await setting.setValue(newVal);
             expect(await setting.getValue()).equals(newVal);
         });
     });
 
-    describe('checkbox setting', () => {
+    describe('checkbox setting', function () {
         let setting: CheckboxSetting;
 
-        before(async function() {
+        before(async function () {
             this.timeout(15000);
             setting = await editor.findSetting('Code Lens', 'Editor') as CheckboxSetting;
         });
 
-        it('getValue works', async () => {
+        it('getValue works', async function () {
             const value = await setting.getValue();
             expect(value).is.true;
         });
 
-        it('setValue works', async () => {
+        it('setValue works', async function () {
             await setting.setValue(false);
             expect(await setting.getValue()).is.false;
             await setting.setValue(true);