diff --git a/edx_django_utils/storage/__init__.py b/edx_django_utils/storage/__init__.py
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+"""
+Storage utilities for edx_django_utils.
+
+This module exposes helper functions for working with Django storage backends.
+"""
+
+from .utils import get_named_storage
diff --git a/edx_django_utils/storage/test_utils.py b/edx_django_utils/storage/test_utils.py
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+"""
+Unit tests for storage utilities in edx_django_utils.
+"""
+
+import ddt
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.test.utils import override_settings
+
+from edx_django_utils.storage.utils import get_named_storage
+
+
+@ddt.ddt
+class TestGetNamedStorage(TestCase):
+    """
+    Tests for the get_named_storage utility.
+    """
+
+    @ddt.data(
+        (
+            'avatars',
+            'AVATAR_BACKEND',
+            (
+                {'avatars': {
+                    'BACKEND': 'django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage',
+                    'OPTIONS': {'location': '/tmp/avatars'}
+                }},
+                None  # No legacy config
+            ),
+            '/tmp/avatars'
+        ),
+        (
+            'avatars',
+            'AVATAR_BACKEND',
+            (
+                {},  # Empty STORAGES dict
+                {
+                    'class': 'django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage',
+                    'options': {'location': '/tmp/legacy_avatars'}
+                }
+            ),
+            '/tmp/legacy_avatars'
+        ),
+        (
+            'certificates',
+            'CERTIFICATE_BACKEND',
+            (
+                {'certificates': {
+                    'BACKEND': 'django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage',
+                    'OPTIONS': {'location': '/tmp/certificates'}
+                }},
+                None
+            ),
+            '/tmp/certificates'
+        ),
+        (
+            'certificates',
+            'CERTIFICATE_BACKEND',
+            (
+                {},  # Empty STORAGES dict
+                {
+                    'class': 'django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage',
+                    'options': {'location': '/tmp/legacy_certificates'}
+                }
+            ),
+            '/tmp/legacy_certificates'
+        ),
+    )
+    @ddt.unpack
+    def test_get_named_storage(self, storage_name, legacy_setting_name, config, expected_location):
+        """
+        Test get_named_storage with both STORAGES dict and legacy config.
+        """
+        storages_config, legacy_config = config
+
+        with override_settings(STORAGES=storages_config or {}):
+            if legacy_config:
+                setattr(settings, legacy_setting_name, legacy_config)
+            elif hasattr(settings, legacy_setting_name):
+                delattr(settings, legacy_setting_name)
+
+            storage = get_named_storage(storage_name, legacy_setting_name=legacy_setting_name)
+            self.assertEqual(storage.location, expected_location)
+
+    def test_fallback_to_default_storage(self):
+        """
+        Test fallback to default_storage when neither STORAGES dict nor legacy config is defined.
+        """
+        with override_settings(STORAGES={
+            'default': {
+                'BACKEND': 'django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage',
+                'OPTIONS': {'location': '/tmp/default'}
+            }
+        }):
+            for legacy_setting in ['AVATAR_BACKEND', 'CERTIFICATE_BACKEND', 'PROFILE_IMAGE_BACKEND']:
+                if hasattr(settings, legacy_setting):
+                    delattr(settings, legacy_setting)
+
+            for storage_name, legacy_setting_name in [
+                ('avatars', 'AVATAR_BACKEND'),
+                ('certificates', 'CERTIFICATE_BACKEND'),
+                ('profile_image', 'PROFILE_IMAGE_BACKEND'),
+            ]:
+                storage = get_named_storage(storage_name, legacy_setting_name=legacy_setting_name)
+                self.assertEqual(storage, default_storage)
diff --git a/edx_django_utils/storage/utils.py b/edx_django_utils/storage/utils.py
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+"""
+Utilities for working with Django storage backends.
+
+This module provides helper functions to retrieve storage instances
+based on Django's STORAGES setting, legacy configuration, or
+fallback to the default storage.
+"""
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.files.storage import default_storage, storages
+from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
+
+
+def get_named_storage(name=None, legacy_setting_name=None):
+    """
+    Returns an instance of the configured storage backend.
+
+    This function prioritizes configuration in the following order:
+
+    1. Use the named storage from Django's STORAGES if `name` is defined.
+    2. If not found, check the legacy setting (if `legacy_setting_name` is provided).
+    3. If still undefined, fall back to Django's default_storage.
+
+    Args:
+        name (str, optional): The name of the storage as defined in Django's STORAGES setting.
+        legacy_setting_name (str, optional): The legacy setting dict to check
+            for a storage class path and options.
+
+    Returns:
+        An instance of the configured storage backend.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If neither `name` nor `legacy_setting_name` are provided.
+        ImportError: If the specified storage class cannot be imported.
+    """
+    if not name and not legacy_setting_name:
+        raise ValueError("You must provide at least 'name' or 'legacy_setting_name'.")
+
+    # 1. Check Django 4.2+ STORAGES dict if `name` is provided
+    if name:
+        storages_config = getattr(settings, 'STORAGES', {})
+        if name in storages_config:
+            return storages[name]
+
+    # 2. Check legacy config if `legacy_setting_name` is provided
+    if legacy_setting_name:
+        legacy_config = getattr(settings, legacy_setting_name, {})
+        storage_class_path = legacy_config.get('class') or legacy_config.get('STORAGE_CLASS')
+        options = legacy_config.get('options', {}) or legacy_config.get('STORAGE_KWARGS', {})
+        if storage_class_path:
+            storage_class = import_string(storage_class_path)
+            return storage_class(**options)
+
+    # 3. Fallback to Django's default_storage
+    return default_storage