diff --git a/src/TwigTweakExtension.php b/src/TwigTweakExtension.php
index d007798..9d10ae5 100644
--- a/src/TwigTweakExtension.php
+++ b/src/TwigTweakExtension.php
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class TwigTweakExtension extends AbstractExtension {
       new TwigFunction('drupal_view', 'views_embed_view'),
       new TwigFunction('drupal_view_result', 'views_get_view_result'),
       new TwigFunction('drupal_block', [self::class, 'drupalBlock']),
+      new TwigFunction('drupal_block_by_id', [self::class, 'drupalBlockById']),
       new TwigFunction('drupal_region', [self::class, 'drupalRegion']),
       new TwigFunction('drupal_entity', [self::class, 'drupalEntity']),
       new TwigFunction('drupal_entity_form', [self::class, 'drupalEntityForm']),
@@ -141,12 +142,22 @@ class TwigTweakExtension extends AbstractExtension {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Builds the render array for a block.
+   * Builds the render array for a block identified by plugin.
    */
   public static function drupalBlock(string $id, array $configuration = [], bool $wrapper = TRUE): array {
     return \Drupal::service('twig_tweak.block_view_builder')->build($id, $configuration, $wrapper);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Builds the render array for the block identified by id.
+   */
+  public static function drupalBlockById($id, array $configuration = [], bool $wrapper = TRUE) {
+    $storage = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage('block');
+    $plugin_id = $storage->load($id)->toArray()['plugin'];
+    $configuration['id'] = $id;
+    return \Drupal::service('twig_tweak.block_view_builder')->build($plugin_id, $configuration, $wrapper);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Builds the render array of a given region.
    */