diff --git a/guix/packages.scm b/guix/packages.scm
index a66dbea1b7..80c8bbebf0 100644
--- a/guix/packages.scm
+++ b/guix/packages.scm
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
             deprecated-package
             package-field-location
 
+            this-package-input
+            this-package-native-input
+
             package-direct-sources
             package-transitive-sources
             package-direct-inputs
@@ -513,6 +516,32 @@ object."
         #f)))
     (_ #f)))
 
+(define (package-input package name)
+  "Return the package input NAME of PACKAGE--i.e., an input
+from the ‘inputs’ or ‘propagated-inputs’ field.  Native inputs are not
+considered.  If this input does not exist, return #f instead."
+  (and=> (or (assoc-ref (package-inputs package) name)
+             (assoc-ref (package-propagated-inputs package) name))
+         car))
+
+(define (package-native-input package name)
+  "Return the native package input NAME of PACKAGE--i.e., an input
+from the ‘native-inputs’ field. If this native input does not exist,
+return #f instead."
+  (and=> (assoc-ref (package-native-inputs package) name)
+         car))
+
+(define-syntax-rule (this-package-input name)
+  "Return the input NAME of the package being defined--i.e., an input
+from the ‘inputs’ or ‘propagated-inputs’ field.  Native inputs are not
+considered.  If this input does not exist, return #f instead."
+  (package-input this-package name))
+
+(define-syntax-rule (this-package-native-input name)
+  "Return the native package input NAME of the package being defined--i.e.,
+an input from the ‘native-inputs’ field.  If this native input does not
+exist, return #f instead."
+  (package-native-input this-package name))
 
 ;; Error conditions.
 
diff --git a/tests/packages.scm b/tests/packages.scm
index 47d10af5bc..91ec38e4cc 100644
--- a/tests/packages.scm
+++ b/tests/packages.scm
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -1851,6 +1852,39 @@
   (package-location (specification->package "guile@2"))
   (specification->location "guile@2"))
 
+(test-eq "this-package-input, exists"
+  hello
+  (package-arguments
+   (dummy-package "a"
+     (inputs `(("hello" ,hello)))
+     (arguments (this-package-input "hello")))))
+
+(test-eq "this-package-input, exists in propagated-inputs"
+  hello
+  (package-arguments
+   (dummy-package "a"
+     (propagated-inputs `(("hello" ,hello)))
+     (arguments (this-package-input "hello")))))
+
+(test-eq "this-package-input, does not exist"
+  #f
+  (package-arguments
+   (dummy-package "a"
+     (arguments (this-package-input "hello")))))
+
+(test-eq "this-package-native-input, exists"
+  hello
+  (package-arguments
+   (dummy-package "a"
+     (native-inputs `(("hello" ,hello)))
+     (arguments (this-package-native-input "hello")))))
+
+(test-eq "this-package-native-input, does not exists"
+  #f
+  (package-arguments
+   (dummy-package "a"
+     (arguments (this-package-native-input "hello")))))
+
 (test-end "packages")
 
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