diff --git a/inc/ini-config b/inc/ini-config
index d2830d79cd..e99b088994 100644
--- a/inc/ini-config
+++ b/inc/ini-config
@@ -261,6 +261,18 @@ function iniuncomment {
     $xtrace
 }
 
+# Get list of sections from an INI file
+# iniget_sections config-file
+function iniget_sections {
+    local xtrace
+    xtrace=$(set +o | grep xtrace)
+    set +o xtrace
+    local file=$1
+
+    echo $(sed -ne "s/^\[\(.*\)\]/\1/p" "$file")
+    $xtrace
+}
+
 # Restore xtrace
 $INC_CONF_TRACE
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ini_config.sh b/tests/test_ini_config.sh
index d9cb8d8a99..a5e110736e 100755
--- a/tests/test_ini_config.sh
+++ b/tests/test_ini_config.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ if [ -n "$TEST_SUDO" ]; then
     sudo chown -R root:root ${INI_TMP_ETC_DIR}
 fi
 
+# test iniget_sections
+VAL=$(iniget_sections "${TEST_INI}")
+assert_equal "$VAL" "default aaa bbb ccc ddd eee del_separate_options \
+del_same_option del_missing_option del_missing_option_multi del_no_options"
+
 # Test with missing arguments
 BEFORE=$(cat ${TEST_INI})