diff --git a/docs/changes/newsfragments/6009.improved b/docs/changes/newsfragments/6009.improved
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ee1c4c820b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changes/newsfragments/6009.improved
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Station.get_component and Instrument.get_component has gained the ability to lookup a component
+on an instrument that is only added as a member of a chanellist/tuple and not added as an individual component.
diff --git a/src/qcodes/instrument/instrument_base.py b/src/qcodes/instrument/instrument_base.py
index 4a720c26b9b..8a1ee2d0cf1 100644
--- a/src/qcodes/instrument/instrument_base.py
+++ b/src/qcodes/instrument/instrument_base.py
@@ -257,6 +257,13 @@ def get_component(self, full_name: str) -> MetadatableWithName:
     def _get_component_by_name(
         self, potential_top_level_name: str, remaining_name_parts: list[str]
     ) -> MetadatableWithName:
+
+        log.debug(
+            "trying to find component %s on %s, remaining %s",
+            potential_top_level_name,
+            self.full_name,
+            remaining_name_parts,
+        )
         component: MetadatableWithName | None = None
 
         sub_component_name_map = {
@@ -264,6 +271,13 @@ def _get_component_by_name(
             for sub_component in self.submodules.values()
         }
 
+        channel_name_map: dict[str, InstrumentModule] = {}
+        for channel_list in self._channel_lists.values():
+            local_channels_name_map: dict[str, InstrumentModule] = {
+                channel.short_name: channel for channel in channel_list
+            }
+            channel_name_map.update(local_channels_name_map.items())
+
         if potential_top_level_name in self.parameters:
             component = self.parameters[potential_top_level_name]
         elif potential_top_level_name in self.functions:
@@ -283,13 +297,18 @@ def _get_component_by_name(
                 remaining_name = "_".join(remaining_name_parts)
                 component = component.get_component(remaining_name)
                 remaining_name_parts = []
+        elif potential_top_level_name in channel_name_map:
+            component = channel_name_map[potential_top_level_name]
+            if len(remaining_name_parts) > 0:
+                remaining_name_parts.reverse()
+                remaining_name = "_".join(remaining_name_parts)
+                component = component.get_component(remaining_name)
+                remaining_name_parts = []
 
         if component is not None:
             if len(remaining_name_parts) == 0:
                 return component
 
-            remaining_name_parts.reverse()
-
         if len(remaining_name_parts) == 0:
             raise KeyError(
                 f"Found component {self.full_name} but could not "
@@ -299,7 +318,7 @@ def _get_component_by_name(
         new_potential_top_level_name = (
             f"{potential_top_level_name}_{remaining_name_parts.pop()}"
         )
-        remaining_name_parts.reverse()
+
         component = self._get_component_by_name(
             new_potential_top_level_name, remaining_name_parts
         )
diff --git a/src/qcodes/instrument_drivers/mock_instruments/__init__.py b/src/qcodes/instrument_drivers/mock_instruments/__init__.py
index b84c57eca15..60721aa907f 100644
--- a/src/qcodes/instrument_drivers/mock_instruments/__init__.py
+++ b/src/qcodes/instrument_drivers/mock_instruments/__init__.py
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ def turn_on(self) -> None:
         pass
 
 
-class DummyChannelInstrument(Instrument):
+class DummyChannelInstrument(DummyBase):
     """
     Dummy instrument with channels
     """
@@ -474,6 +474,25 @@ def __init__(
         self.add_submodule("channels", channels.to_channel_tuple())
 
 
+class DummyChannelOnlyInstrument(DummyBase):
+    """
+    Dummy instrument with channels that have not been added as individual submodules.
+    Also use module names with _ in them to check that we can handle that.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, **kwargs: Any):
+        super().__init__(name, **kwargs)
+
+        channels = ChannelList(self, "Temp_Sensors", DummyChannel)
+        channel_ids: Sequence[str] = ("A_a", "B_b", "C_c", "D_d", "E_e", "F_f")
+        channel_names = tuple(f"Chan{chan_name}" for chan_name in channel_ids)
+
+        for chan_name, chan_id in zip(channel_names, channel_ids):
+            channel = DummyChannel(self, chan_name, chan_id)
+            channels.append(channel)
+        self.add_submodule("channels", channels.to_channel_tuple())
+
+
 class MultiGetter(MultiParameter):
     """
     Test parameters with complicated return values
diff --git a/tests/test_station.py b/tests/test_station.py
index a34c2e41cbe..110d883b5cf 100644
--- a/tests/test_station.py
+++ b/tests/test_station.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from qcodes.instrument import Instrument
 from qcodes.instrument_drivers.mock_instruments import (
     DummyChannelInstrument,
+    DummyChannelOnlyInstrument,
     DummyInstrument,
 )
 from qcodes.monitor import Monitor
@@ -891,8 +892,9 @@ def test_station_config_created_with_multiple_config_files() -> None:
 
 def test_get_component_by_name() -> None:
     instr = DummyChannelInstrument(name="dummy")
+    instr2 = DummyChannelOnlyInstrument(name="some_other_dummy")
     param = Parameter(name="param", set_cmd=None, get_cmd=None)
-    station = Station(instr, param)
+    station = Station(instr, instr2, param)
 
     assert station.get_component("dummy") is instr
     assert station.get_component("dummy_A") is instr.A
@@ -900,6 +902,13 @@ def test_get_component_by_name() -> None:
     assert station.get_component("dummy_A_temperature") is instr.A.temperature
     assert station.get_component("dummy_ChanA_temperature") is instr.A.temperature
 
+    assert station.get_component("some_other_dummy") is instr2
+    assert station.get_component("some_other_dummy_ChanA_a") is instr2.channels[0]
+    assert (
+        station.get_component("some_other_dummy_ChanA_a_temperature")
+        is instr2.channels[0].temperature
+    )
+
     assert station.get_component("param") is param