diff --git a/py/runtime.c b/py/runtime.c
index 4efb29bec7..8f10630768 100644
--- a/py/runtime.c
+++ b/py/runtime.c
@@ -1086,6 +1086,22 @@ void mp_load_method(mp_obj_t base, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
     }
 }
 
+// Acts like mp_load_method_maybe but catches AttributeError, and all other exceptions if requested
+void mp_load_method_protected(mp_obj_t obj, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest, bool catch_all_exc) {
+    nlr_buf_t nlr;
+    if (nlr_push(&nlr) == 0) {
+        mp_load_method_maybe(obj, attr, dest);
+        nlr_pop();
+    } else {
+        if (!catch_all_exc
+            && !mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(((mp_obj_base_t*)nlr.ret_val)->type),
+                MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(&mp_type_AttributeError))) {
+            // Re-raise the exception
+            nlr_raise(MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(nlr.ret_val));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void mp_store_attr(mp_obj_t base, qstr attr, mp_obj_t value) {
     DEBUG_OP_printf("store attr %p.%s <- %p\n", base, qstr_str(attr), value);
     mp_obj_type_t *type = mp_obj_get_type(base);
diff --git a/py/runtime.h b/py/runtime.h
index 6288e88367..ad65f3f46d 100644
--- a/py/runtime.h
+++ b/py/runtime.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ mp_obj_t mp_load_attr(mp_obj_t base, qstr attr);
 void mp_convert_member_lookup(mp_obj_t obj, const mp_obj_type_t *type, mp_obj_t member, mp_obj_t *dest);
 void mp_load_method(mp_obj_t base, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest);
 void mp_load_method_maybe(mp_obj_t base, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest);
+void mp_load_method_protected(mp_obj_t obj, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest, bool catch_all_exc);
 void mp_load_super_method(qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest);
 void mp_store_attr(mp_obj_t base, qstr attr, mp_obj_t val);