diff --git a/internal/configs/configschema/path.go b/internal/configs/configschema/path.go
index 2760eecbd8..3f359a6c42 100644
--- a/internal/configs/configschema/path.go
+++ b/internal/configs/configschema/path.go
@@ -56,3 +56,23 @@ func (o *Object) AttributeByPath(path cty.Path) *Attribute {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// BlockByPath looks up the Block schema which corresponds to the given
+// cty.Path. A nil value is returned if the given path does not correspond to a
+// specific attribute.
+func (b *Block) BlockByPath(path cty.Path) *Block {
+	for i, step := range path {
+		switch step := step.(type) {
+		case cty.GetAttrStep:
+			if blockType := b.BlockTypes[step.Name]; blockType != nil {
+				if len(blockType.Block.BlockTypes) > 0 && i < len(path)-1 {
+					return blockType.Block.BlockByPath(path[i+1:])
+				} else if i < len(path)-1 {
+					return nil
+				}
+				return &blockType.Block
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/configs/configschema/path_test.go b/internal/configs/configschema/path_test.go
index bfd887f1bd..71c8ac561e 100644
--- a/internal/configs/configschema/path_test.go
+++ b/internal/configs/configschema/path_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package configschema
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
@@ -256,5 +257,88 @@ func TestObject_AttributeByPath(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		})
 	}
+}
+
+func TestBlockByPath(t *testing.T) {
+	schema := &Block{
+		BlockTypes: map[string]*NestedBlock{
+			"b1": {
+				Nesting: NestingList,
+				Block: Block{
+					Attributes: map[string]*Attribute{
+						"a3": {Description: "a3"},
+						"a4": {Description: "a4"},
+					},
+					BlockTypes: map[string]*NestedBlock{
+						"b2": {
+							Nesting: NestingMap,
+							Block: Block{
+								Attributes: map[string]*Attribute{
+									"a5": {Description: "a5"},
+									"a6": {Description: "a6"},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			"b3": {
+				Nesting: NestingMap,
+				Block: Block{
+					Attributes: map[string]*Attribute{
+						"a7": {Description: "a7"},
+						"a8": {Description: "a8"},
+					},
+					BlockTypes: map[string]*NestedBlock{
+						"b4": {
+							Nesting: NestingSet,
+							Block: Block{
+								Attributes: map[string]*Attribute{
+									"a9":  {Description: "a9"},
+									"a10": {Description: "a10"},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
 
+	for i, tc := range []struct {
+		path   cty.Path
+		exists bool
+	}{
+		{
+			cty.GetAttrPath("b1").IndexInt(1).GetAttr("b2"),
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			cty.GetAttrPath("b1"),
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			cty.GetAttrPath("b2"),
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			cty.GetAttrPath("b3").IndexString("foo").GetAttr("b2"),
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			cty.GetAttrPath("b3").IndexString("foo").GetAttr("b4"),
+			true,
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprint(i), func(t *testing.T) {
+			block := schema.BlockByPath(tc.path)
+			if !tc.exists && block == nil {
+				return
+			}
+
+			if block == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("missing block from path %#v\n", tc.path)
+			}
+		})
+	}
 }