diff --git a/filter/source/msfilter/util.cxx b/filter/source/msfilter/util.cxx
index 9501a40ca868..f50ec54c188e 100644
--- a/filter/source/msfilter/util.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/msfilter/util.cxx
@@ -427,6 +427,25 @@ const ApiPaperSize& PaperSizeConv::getApiSizeForMSPaperSizeIndex( sal_Int32 nMSO
     return spPaperSizeTable[ nMSOPaperIndex ];
 }
 
+OUString findQuotedText( const OUString& rCommand,
+                const sal_Char* cStartQuote, const sal_Unicode uEndQuote )
+{
+    OUString sRet;
+    OUString sStartQuote( OUString::createFromAscii(cStartQuote) );
+    sal_Int32 nStartIndex = rCommand.indexOf( sStartQuote );
+    if( nStartIndex >= 0 )
+    {
+        sal_Int32 nStartLength = sStartQuote.getLength();
+        sal_Int32 nEndIndex = rCommand.indexOf( uEndQuote, nStartIndex + nStartLength);
+        if( nEndIndex > nStartIndex )
+        {
+            sRet = rCommand.copy( nStartIndex + nStartLength, nEndIndex - nStartIndex - nStartLength);
+        }
+    }
+    return sRet;
+
+}
+
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/include/filter/msfilter/util.hxx b/include/filter/msfilter/util.hxx
index e13419905a0f..38cdf56e7df2 100644
--- a/include/filter/msfilter/util.hxx
+++ b/include/filter/msfilter/util.hxx
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ public:
     static sal_Int32 getMSPaperSizeIndex( const com::sun::star::awt::Size& rSize );
     static const ApiPaperSize& getApiSizeForMSPaperSizeIndex( sal_Int32 nMSOPaperIndex );
 };
+
+/**
+ * Finds the quoted text in a field instruction text.
+ *
+ * Example: SEQ "Figure" \someoption -> "Figure"
+ */
+MSFILTER_DLLPUBLIC OUString findQuotedText( const OUString& rCommand, const sal_Char* cStartQuote, const sal_Unicode uEndQuote );
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.cxx b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.cxx
index 6f2a31efed04..7725b86d0604 100644
--- a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.cxx
+++ b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.cxx
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 #include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
 #include <vcl/outdev.hxx>
 #include <officecfg/Office/Common.hxx>
+#include <filter/msfilter/util.hxx>
 
 using namespace ::com::sun::star;
 using namespace ::rtl;
@@ -1822,33 +1823,12 @@ void DomainMapper_Impl::PopShapeContext()
     }
 }
 
-
-OUString lcl_FindQuotedText( const OUString& rCommand,
-                const sal_Char* cStartQuote, const sal_Unicode uEndQuote )
-{
-    OUString sRet;
-    OUString sStartQuote( OUString::createFromAscii(cStartQuote) );
-    sal_Int32 nStartIndex = rCommand.indexOf( sStartQuote );
-    if( nStartIndex >= 0 )
-    {
-        sal_Int32 nStartLength = sStartQuote.getLength();
-        sal_Int32 nEndIndex = rCommand.indexOf( uEndQuote, nStartIndex + nStartLength);
-        if( nEndIndex > nStartIndex )
-        {
-            sRet = rCommand.copy( nStartIndex + nStartLength, nEndIndex - nStartIndex - nStartLength);
-        }
-    }
-    return sRet;
-
-}
-
-
 sal_Int16 lcl_ParseNumberingType( const OUString& rCommand )
 {
     sal_Int16 nRet = style::NumberingType::PAGE_DESCRIPTOR;
 
     //  The command looks like: " PAGE \* Arabic "
-    OUString sNumber = lcl_FindQuotedText(rCommand, "\\* ", ' ');
+    OUString sNumber = msfilter::util::findQuotedText(rCommand, "\\* ", ' ');
 
     if( !sNumber.isEmpty() )
     {
@@ -1943,7 +1923,7 @@ style::NumberingType::
 OUString lcl_ParseFormat( const OUString& rCommand )
 {
     //  The command looks like: " DATE \@ "dd MMMM yyyy"
-    return lcl_FindQuotedText(rCommand, "\\@ \"", '\"');
+    return msfilter::util::findQuotedText(rCommand, "\\@ \"", '\"');
 }
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 extract a parameter (with or without quotes) between the command and the following backslash
@@ -3238,7 +3218,7 @@ void DomainMapper_Impl::CloseFieldCommand()
                         // command looks like: " SEQ Table \* ARABIC "
                         OUString sCmd(pContext->GetCommand());
                         // find the sequence name, e.g. "SEQ"
-                        OUString sSeqName = lcl_FindQuotedText(sCmd, "SEQ ", '\\');
+                        OUString sSeqName = msfilter::util::findQuotedText(sCmd, "SEQ ", '\\');
                         sSeqName = sSeqName.trim();
 
                         // create a sequence field master using the sequence name