diff --git a/engine/common/common.h b/engine/common/common.h
index edc61b2c6..464086704 100644
--- a/engine/common/common.h
+++ b/engine/common/common.h
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ typedef struct vfsfile_s {
 #define VFS_READ(vf,buffer,buflen) (vf->ReadBytes(vf,buffer,buflen))
 #define VFS_WRITE(vf,buffer,buflen) (vf->WriteBytes(vf,buffer,buflen))
 #define VFS_FLUSH(vf) do{if(vf->Flush)vf->Flush(vf);}while(0)
-#define VFS_GETS(vf,buffer,buflen) (Sys_Error("VFS_GETS not implemented"),false)	//:(
+int VFS_GETS(vfsfile_t *vf, char *buffer, int buflen);
 
 void FS_Remove(char *fname, int relativeto);
 vfsfile_t *FS_OpenVFS(char *filename, char *mode, int relativeto);
diff --git a/engine/common/fs.c b/engine/common/fs.c
index 8200b3005..fac64fb0b 100644
--- a/engine/common/fs.c
+++ b/engine/common/fs.c
@@ -37,6 +37,36 @@ vfsfile_t *FS_OpenVFSLoc(flocation_t *loc, char *mode);
 
 
 
+int VFS_GETS(vfsfile_t *vf, char *buffer, int buflen)
+{
+	char in;
+	char *out = buffer;
+	int len;
+	len = buflen-1;
+	if (len == 0)
+		return NULL;
+	while (len > 0)
+	{
+		if (!VFS_READ(vf, &in, 1))
+		{
+			*out = '\0';
+			return buffer;
+		}
+		if (in == '\n')
+			break;
+		*out++ = in;
+		len--;
+	}
+	*out = '\0';
+
+	return buffer;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
 
 char	gamedirfile[MAX_OSPATH];