diff --git a/src/db/dbAccess.c b/src/db/dbAccess.c
index ef27afafb..5c1e1d0a6 100644
--- a/src/db/dbAccess.c
+++ b/src/db/dbAccess.c
@@ -675,6 +675,8 @@ long epicsShareAPI dbNameToAddr(const char *pname, DBADDR *paddr)
     status = dbFindFieldPart(&dbEntry, &pname);
     if (status == S_dbLib_fieldNotFound)
         status = dbGetAttributePart(&dbEntry, &pname);
+    if (status == S_dbLib_fieldNotFound)
+        status = dbFindInfoPart(&dbEntry, &pname);
     if (status) goto finish;
 
     paddr->precord = dbEntry.precnode->precord;
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbBase.h b/src/dbStatic/dbBase.h
index 2d021df58..80779ca68 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbBase.h
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbBase.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ typedef struct dbInfoNode {	/*non-field per-record information*/
 	char		*name;
 	char		*string;
 	void		*pointer;
+	dbFldDes	*pdbFldDes;
 }dbInfoNode;
 
 #define DBRN_FLAGS_VISIBLE 1
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
index c601a4733..6e6c944f8 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
@@ -2808,6 +2808,30 @@ long epicsShareAPI dbFindInfo(DBENTRY *pdbentry,const char *name)
     return (S_dbLib_infoNotFound);
 }
 
+long dbFindInfoPart(DBENTRY *pdbentry, const char **ppname)
+{
+    dbRecordNode *precnode = pdbentry->precnode;
+    dbInfoNode *pinfo;
+    const char *pname = *ppname;
+    size_t len;
+
+    pinfo = (dbInfoNode *)ellFirst(&precnode->infoList);
+    while (pinfo) {
+        len = strlen(pinfo->name);
+       if (!strncmp(pinfo->name, pname, len) &&
+            (pname[len] == 0 || pname[len] == '$' || pname[len] == '{' || pname[len] == '['))
+        {
+           pdbentry->pinfonode = pinfo;
+            pdbentry->pflddes = pinfo->pdbFldDes;
+            pdbentry->pfield = pinfo->string;
+            *ppname = &pname[len];
+           return (0);
+       }
+       pinfo = (dbInfoNode *)ellNext(&pinfo->node);
+    }
+    return S_dbLib_fieldNotFound;
+}
+
 long epicsShareAPI dbDeleteInfo(DBENTRY *pdbentry)
 {
     dbRecordNode	*precnode = pdbentry->precnode;
@@ -2846,6 +2870,7 @@ long epicsShareAPI dbPutInfoString(DBENTRY *pdbentry,const char *string)
     if (!newstring) return (S_dbLib_outMem);
     strcpy(newstring, string);
     pinfo->string = newstring;
+    pinfo->pdbFldDes->size = strlen(newstring)+1;
     return (0);
 }
 
@@ -2872,6 +2897,7 @@ const char * epicsShareAPI dbGetInfo(DBENTRY *pdbentry,const char *name)
 
 long epicsShareAPI dbPutInfo(DBENTRY *pdbentry,const char *name,const char *string)
 {
+    dbFldDes *pdbFldDes;
     dbInfoNode *pinfo;
     dbRecordNode *precnode = pdbentry->precnode;
     if (!precnode) return (S_dbLib_recNotFound);
@@ -2896,6 +2922,20 @@ long epicsShareAPI dbPutInfo(DBENTRY *pdbentry,const char *name,const char *stri
 	return (S_dbLib_outMem);
     }
     strcpy(pinfo->string, string);
+    pdbFldDes = calloc(1,sizeof(dbFldDes));
+    if (!pdbFldDes) {
+       free(pinfo->string);
+       free(pinfo->name);
+       free(pinfo);
+       return (S_dbLib_outMem);
+    }
+    pdbFldDes->name = pinfo->name;
+    pdbFldDes->pdbRecordType = pdbentry->precordType;
+    pdbFldDes->special = SPC_ATTRIBUTE;
+    pdbFldDes->field_type = DBF_STRING;
+    pdbFldDes->as_level = ASL1;
+    pdbFldDes->size = strlen(string)+1;
+    pinfo->pdbFldDes = pdbFldDes;
     ellAdd(&precnode->infoList,&pinfo->node);
     pdbentry->pinfonode = pinfo;
     return (0);
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
index 018fb373f..632ebc48a 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ epicsShareFunc char * epicsShareAPI dbVerify(DBENTRY *pdbentry,
 epicsShareFunc char * epicsShareAPI dbGetRange(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 epicsShareFunc int  epicsShareAPI dbIsDefaultValue(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 
+epicsShareFunc long dbFindInfoPart(DBENTRY *pdbentry,
+    const char **ppname);
 epicsShareFunc long epicsShareAPI dbFirstInfo(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 epicsShareFunc long epicsShareAPI dbNextInfo(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 epicsShareFunc long epicsShareAPI dbFindInfo(DBENTRY *pdbentry,