diff --git a/libraries/SRV_Channel/SRV_Channel.h b/libraries/SRV_Channel/SRV_Channel.h
index fcdfac5aee..8138c4bed8 100644
--- a/libraries/SRV_Channel/SRV_Channel.h
+++ b/libraries/SRV_Channel/SRV_Channel.h
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ public:
     // set output value for a function channel as a pwm value on the first matching channel
     static void set_output_pwm_first(SRV_Channel::Aux_servo_function_t function, uint16_t value);
 
+    // set output value for a specific function channel as a pwm value
+    static void set_output_pwm_chan(uint8_t chan, uint16_t value);
+    
     // set output value for a function channel as a scaled value. This
     // calls calc_pwm() to also set the pwm value
     static void set_output_scaled(SRV_Channel::Aux_servo_function_t function, int16_t value);
diff --git a/libraries/SRV_Channel/SRV_Channels.cpp b/libraries/SRV_Channel/SRV_Channels.cpp
index 0d6fa42dee..b69fe8dec1 100644
--- a/libraries/SRV_Channel/SRV_Channels.cpp
+++ b/libraries/SRV_Channel/SRV_Channels.cpp
@@ -176,3 +176,11 @@ void SRV_Channels::calc_pwm(void)
         channels[i].calc_pwm(functions[channels[i].function].output_scaled);
     }
 }
+
+// set output value for a specific function channel as a pwm value
+void SRV_Channels::set_output_pwm_chan(uint8_t chan, uint16_t value)
+{
+    if (chan < NUM_SERVO_CHANNELS) {
+        channels[chan].set_output_pwm(value);
+    }
+}