diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6859917..f501416 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,3 +23,15 @@ class Project extends Model
 If your column name is not "uuid", simply add a new property to your model named "uuidFieldName":
 
 protected $uuidFieldName = 'unique_id';
+
+This trait also adds a scope:
+
+```
+\App\Project::byUUID('uuid')->first();
+```
+
+And static find method:
+
+```
+\App\Project::findByUUID('uuid')
+```
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diff --git a/src/Traits/HasUUID.php b/src/Traits/HasUUID.php
index a6ebe44..a9ab43e 100644
--- a/src/Traits/HasUUID.php
+++ b/src/Traits/HasUUID.php
@@ -24,4 +24,12 @@ public static function generateUUID(){
         return \Uuid::generate()->string;
     }
 
+    public function scopeByUUID($query, $uuid){
+        return $query->where($this->getUUIDFieldName(),$uuid);
+    }
+
+    public static function findByUuid($uuid){
+        return static::byUUID($uuid)->first();
+    }
+
 }
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