diff --git a/ipam/client/abstractipam.py b/ipam/client/abstractipam.py
index 13251e7..44f03e3 100644
--- a/ipam/client/abstractipam.py
+++ b/ipam/client/abstractipam.py
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ def get_ip_list_by_desc(self, description):
     def get_ip_by_desc(self, description):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_ip_by_desc_and_subnet(self, description, subnet_description):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
     @abstractmethod
     def get_ip_list_by_mac(self, mac):
         raise NotImplementedError()
diff --git a/ipam/client/backends/phpipam.py b/ipam/client/backends/phpipam.py
index c77a148..c4d667e 100644
--- a/ipam/client/backends/phpipam.py
+++ b/ipam/client/backends/phpipam.py
@@ -680,6 +680,33 @@ def get_ip_by_desc(self, description):
         else:
             return iplist[0]
 
+    def get_ip_by_desc_and_subnet(self, description, subnet):
+        self.cur.execute("SELECT id \
+                         FROM subnets \
+                         WHERE subnet = '%i'" % int(ip_address((subnet))))
+        row = self.cur.fetchone()
+        if row is not None:
+            subnet_id = int(row[0])
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Unable to get subnet id from database "
+                "for this subnet: {}".format(subnet)
+            )
+
+        self.cur.execute("SELECT ip_addr \
+                         FROM ipaddresses \
+                         WHERE description LIKE '%s' AND subnetId = '%i'"
+                         % (description, subnet_id))
+
+        row = self.cur.fetchone()
+        if row is not None:
+            return ip_address(int(row[0]))
+
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Unable to get {} in the subnet {} from database".format(
+                description, subnet)
+        )
+
     def get_ip_list_by_mac(self, mac):
         self.cur.execute("SELECT ip_addr,description,%s,state,mac \
                          FROM ipaddresses \
diff --git a/ipam/client/tests/test_phpipam.py b/ipam/client/tests/test_phpipam.py
index f4f319f..a74be94 100644
--- a/ipam/client/tests/test_phpipam.py
+++ b/ipam/client/tests/test_phpipam.py
@@ -587,6 +587,26 @@ def test_get_ip_by_desc(testphpipam):
     assert testip['state'] == testphpipam.used_ip_state
 
 
+def test_get_ip_by_desc_and_subnet(testphpipam):
+    with pytest.raises(
+        ValueError,
+        match='Unable to get subnet id from database for this subnet: '
+              '10.0.0.0'
+    ):
+        testphpipam.get_ip_by_desc_and_subnet('unknown ip', '10.0.0.0')
+
+    testip = testphpipam.get_ip_by_desc_and_subnet(
+        'test ip #2', '10.1.0.0'
+    )
+    assert testip == ip_address('10.1.0.2')
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        ValueError,
+        match='Unable to get unknown ip in the subnet 10.1.0.0'
+    ):
+        testphpipam.get_ip_by_desc_and_subnet('unknown ip', '10.1.0.0')
+
+
 def test_get_ip_interface_by_desc(testphpipam):
     assert testphpipam.get_ip_by_desc('unknown ip') is None