diff --git a/distr/flecs.h b/distr/flecs.h
index d36f391eee..b81cfdbad2 100644
--- a/distr/flecs.h
+++ b/distr/flecs.h
@@ -29759,6 +29759,37 @@ struct query_builder_i : term_builder_i<Base> {
         return *this;
     }
 
+    /** Sets the current term to the one with the provided type.
+     * This loops over all terms to find the one with the provided type.
+     * For performance-critical paths, use term_at(int32_t) instead.
+     */
+    template <typename T>
+    Base& term_at() {
+        flecs::id_t term_id = _::type<T>::id(this->world_v());
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < term_index_; i ++) {
+            if (desc_->terms[i].first.id == term_id) {
+                return term_at(i);
+            }
+        }
+
+        ecs_assert(ecs_term_is_initialized(this->term_),
+            ECS_INVALID_PARAMETER, NULL);
+        ecs_assert(this->term_->first.id == term_id,
+            ECS_INVALID_PARAMETER, "term not found");
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    /** Sets the current term to the one at the provided index and asserts that the type matches.
+     */
+    template <typename T>
+    Base& term_at(int32_t term_index) {
+        this->term_at(term_index);
+        ecs_assert(this->term_->first.id == _::type<T>::id(this->world_v()),
+            ECS_INVALID_PARAMETER, "term type mismatch");
+        return *this;
+    }
+
     /** Sort the output of a query.
      * This enables sorting of entities across matched tables. As a result of this
      * operation, the order of entities in the matched tables may be changed. 
diff --git a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/query/builder_i.hpp b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/query/builder_i.hpp
index c5e7258e22..4e2476eb77 100644
--- a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/query/builder_i.hpp
+++ b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/query/builder_i.hpp
@@ -246,6 +246,37 @@ struct query_builder_i : term_builder_i<Base> {
         return *this;
     }
 
+    /** Sets the current term to the one with the provided type.
+     * This loops over all terms to find the one with the provided type.
+     * For performance-critical paths, use term_at(int32_t) instead.
+     */
+    template <typename T>
+    Base& term_at() {
+        flecs::id_t term_id = _::type<T>::id(this->world_v());
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < term_index_; i ++) {
+            if (desc_->terms[i].first.id == term_id) {
+                return term_at(i);
+            }
+        }
+
+        ecs_assert(ecs_term_is_initialized(this->term_),
+            ECS_INVALID_PARAMETER, NULL);
+        ecs_assert(this->term_->first.id == term_id,
+            ECS_INVALID_PARAMETER, "term not found");
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    /** Sets the current term to the one at the provided index and asserts that the type matches.
+     */
+    template <typename T>
+    Base& term_at(int32_t term_index) {
+        this->term_at(term_index);
+        ecs_assert(this->term_->first.id == _::type<T>::id(this->world_v()),
+            ECS_INVALID_PARAMETER, "term type mismatch");
+        return *this;
+    }
+
     /** Sort the output of a query.
      * This enables sorting of entities across matched tables. As a result of this
      * operation, the order of entities in the matched tables may be changed. 
diff --git a/test/cpp/project.json b/test/cpp/project.json
index 7d35c391a8..ca6ba09d9c 100644
--- a/test/cpp/project.json
+++ b/test/cpp/project.json
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
                 "relation_w_predicate_wildcard",
                 "add_pair_w_rel_type",
                 "template_term",
+                "template_term_at",
+                "template_term_at_index",
                 "explicit_subject_w_id",
                 "explicit_subject_w_type",
                 "explicit_object_w_id",
diff --git a/test/cpp/src/QueryBuilder.cpp b/test/cpp/src/QueryBuilder.cpp
index c540008f34..a466aed835 100644
--- a/test/cpp/src/QueryBuilder.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp/src/QueryBuilder.cpp
@@ -1592,6 +1592,54 @@ void QueryBuilder_template_term(void) {
     test_int(count, 1);
 }
 
+void QueryBuilder_template_term_at(void) {
+    flecs::world ecs;
+
+    struct Rel { int foo; };
+
+    int32_t count = 0;
+
+    auto s = ecs.system<Rel, const Velocity>()
+        .term_at<Velocity>().singleton()
+        .term_at<Rel>().second(flecs::Wildcard)
+        .run([&](flecs::iter it){
+            while (it.next()) {
+                count += it.count();
+            }
+        });
+
+    ecs.entity().add<Rel, Tag>();
+    ecs.set<Velocity>({});
+
+    s.run();
+
+    test_int(count, 1);
+}
+
+void QueryBuilder_template_term_at_index(void) {
+    flecs::world ecs;
+
+    struct Rel { int foo; };
+
+    int32_t count = 0;
+
+    auto s = ecs.system<Rel, const Velocity>()
+        .term_at<Velocity>(1).singleton()
+        .term_at<Rel>(0).second(flecs::Wildcard)
+        .run([&](flecs::iter it){
+            while (it.next()) {
+                count += it.count();
+            }
+        });
+
+    ecs.entity().add<Rel, Tag>();
+    ecs.set<Velocity>({});
+
+    s.run();
+
+    test_int(count, 1);
+}
+
 void QueryBuilder_explicit_subject_w_id(void) {
     flecs::world ecs;
 
diff --git a/test/cpp/src/main.cpp b/test/cpp/src/main.cpp
index d1fdaf7e55..2c443b1dc9 100644
--- a/test/cpp/src/main.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp/src/main.cpp
@@ -718,6 +718,8 @@ void QueryBuilder_relation_w_object_wildcard(void);
 void QueryBuilder_relation_w_predicate_wildcard(void);
 void QueryBuilder_add_pair_w_rel_type(void);
 void QueryBuilder_template_term(void);
+void QueryBuilder_template_term_at(void);
+void QueryBuilder_template_term_at_index(void);
 void QueryBuilder_explicit_subject_w_id(void);
 void QueryBuilder_explicit_subject_w_type(void);
 void QueryBuilder_explicit_object_w_id(void);
@@ -4160,6 +4162,14 @@ bake_test_case QueryBuilder_testcases[] = {
         "template_term",
         QueryBuilder_template_term
     },
+    {
+        "template_term_at",
+        QueryBuilder_template_term_at
+    },
+    {
+        "template_term_at_index",
+        QueryBuilder_template_term_at_index
+    },
     {
         "explicit_subject_w_id",
         QueryBuilder_explicit_subject_w_id
@@ -6805,7 +6815,7 @@ static bake_test_suite suites[] = {
         "QueryBuilder",
         QueryBuilder_setup,
         NULL,
-        166,
+        168,
         QueryBuilder_testcases,
         1,
         QueryBuilder_params