diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index eb05564..6392551 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    rich_enums (0.1.4)
+    rich_enums (0.1.5)
       activerecord (>= 6.1, < 8.0)
 
 GEM
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a9bfbd..fdbd068 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ user.role_code # => 'ROLE001'
 user.role_for_database # => 1
 User.roles # => {"admin"=>1, "user"=>2}
 User.role_codes # => {"admin"=>"ROLE001", "user"=>"ROLE101"}
+User.role_alt_name_to_ids # => {"ROLE001"=>1, "ROLE101"=>2}
 
 ```
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ user.role_alt_name # => 'ROLE001'
 user.role_for_database # => 1
 User.roles # => {"admin"=>1, "user"=>2}
 User.role_alt_names # => {"admin"=>"ROLE001", "user"=>"ROLE101"}
+User.role_alt_name_to_ids # => {"ROLE001"=>1, "ROLE101"=>2}
 ExternalSystem.sync(user.external_id, role_code: user.role_alt_name)
 ```
 Any arguments other than 'alt' are forwarded to the default enum definition.
diff --git a/lib/rich_enums.rb b/lib/rich_enums.rb
index 917ac2d..92225dc 100644
--- a/lib/rich_enums.rb
+++ b/lib/rich_enums.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ def rich_enum(column_symbol_value_string_options)
       # and
       # 2. Class method "column1_names" that will map the enum values to the full String description
       # and can be accessed by ClassName.<column>_names which will return a hash like { symbol1: string1, symbol2: string2 ...}
+      # 3. Class method "column1_alt_name_to_ids" will map the enum values the string values and can
+      # be accessed by ClassName.<column>_alt_name_to_ids which will return a hash like { string1: value1, string2: value2 ...}
       # e.g.
       # class Enrollment
       #  include RichEnums
@@ -31,6 +33,9 @@ def rich_enum(column_symbol_value_string_options)
       # Calling learner_payment_path_names returns
       # {"greenfig_online"=>"GreenFig Online", "partner"=>"Partner", "partner_online"=>"Partner Online",
       # "po_check"=>"P.O. / Check", "other"=>"Other"}
+      # iii. a class method called learner_payment_path_alt_name_to_ids
+      # Calling learner_payment_path_alt_name_to_ids returns
+      # {"GreenFig Online"=>10, "Partner"=>20, "Partner Online"=>30, "P.O. / Check"=>40, "Other"=>100}
       # 3. Instance method "column1_name" will return the String associated with the enum value
       # e = Enrollment.new
       # e.learner_payment_path_po_check! -> normal enum method to update the object with enum value
@@ -57,21 +62,29 @@ def rich_enum(column_symbol_value_string_options)
       options = column_symbol_value_string_options
       # we allow for an option called alt: to allow the users to tag the alternate mapping. Defaults to 'alt_name'
       alt = options.delete(:alt).to_s || 'alt_name'
+      alt_map_method = 'alt_name_to_ids'
 
       # create two hashes from the provided input - 1 to be used to define the enum and the other for the name map
-      split_hash = symbol_value_string.each_with_object({ for_enum: {}, for_display: {} }) do |(symbol, value_string), obj|
-        obj[:for_enum][symbol] = value_string.is_a?(Array) ? value_string[0] : value_string
-        obj[:for_display][symbol.to_s] = value_string.is_a?(Array) ? value_string[1] : symbol.to_s
+      split_hash = symbol_value_string.each_with_object({ for_enum: {}, for_display: {}, for_filter: {} }) do |(symbol, value_string), obj|
+        value = value_string.is_a?(Array) ? value_string.first : value_string
+        display_string = value_string.is_a?(Array) ? value_string.second : symbol.to_s
+
+        obj[:for_enum][symbol] = value
+        obj[:for_display][symbol.to_s] = display_string
+        obj[:for_filter][display_string] = value
       end
 
       # 1. Define the Enum
       enum "#{column}": split_hash[:for_enum], **options
 
-      # 2. Define our custom class method
-      # - the data to be returned by our custom method is available os a class instance variable
+      # 2. Define our custom class methods
+      # - the data to be returned by our custom methods is available as a class instance variable
       instance_variable_set("@#{column}_#{alt.pluralize}", split_hash[:for_display])
-      # - the custom method is just a getter for the class instance variable
+      instance_variable_set("@#{column}_#{alt_map_method}", split_hash[:for_filter])
+
+      # - the custom methods are just a getter for the class instance variables
       define_singleton_method("#{column}_#{alt.pluralize}") { instance_variable_get("@#{column}_#{alt.pluralize}") }
+      define_singleton_method("#{column}_#{alt_map_method}") { instance_variable_get("@#{column}_#{alt_map_method}") }
 
       # 3. Define our custom instance method to show the String associated with the enum value
       define_method("#{column}_#{alt}") { self.class.send("#{column}_#{alt.pluralize}")[send(column.to_s)] }
diff --git a/lib/rich_enums/version.rb b/lib/rich_enums/version.rb
index 1975db6..cd0eceb 100644
--- a/lib/rich_enums/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rich_enums/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module RichEnums
-  VERSION = '0.1.4'
+  VERSION = '0.1.5'
 end
diff --git a/spec/rich_enums_spec.rb b/spec/rich_enums_spec.rb
index 37ba0ae..9bd1732 100644
--- a/spec/rich_enums_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rich_enums_spec.rb
@@ -145,5 +145,29 @@
         expect(test_instance.status_name).to eq("NOT_LIVE")
       end
     end
+
+    context "alternate name to ID mapping" do
+      let(:test_class) do
+        Temping.create(:test_class) do
+          with_columns do |t|
+            t.integer :status
+          end
+
+          include RichEnums
+          rich_enum status: {
+            active: [0, 'LIVE'],
+            inactive: [1, 'NOT_LIVE']
+          }, alt: 'name'
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "returns correct mapping of alternate names to enum values" do
+        expected_mapping = {
+          "LIVE" => 0,
+          "NOT_LIVE" => 1
+        }
+        expect(test_class.status_alt_name_to_ids).to eq(expected_mapping)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end