diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/__init__.py b/interfaces/cython/cantera/__init__.py
index 29a0a7426..2703eb17e 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/__init__.py
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from ._cantera import *
 from ._cantera import __version__, _have_sundials
 from .liquidvapor import *
+from .utils import *
 
 import os as _os
 add_directory(_os.path.join(_os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data'))
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/utils.py b/interfaces/cython/cantera/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd82e75eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from . import Solution
+
+
+def import_phases(filename, phase_names):
+    """
+    Import multiple phases from one file. The phase names should be
+    entered as a list of strings.
+    """
+    return [Solution(filename, p) for p in phase_names]