diff --git a/src/w_wad.cpp b/src/w_wad.cpp
index 495a98db31..2c82138280 100644
--- a/src/w_wad.cpp
+++ b/src/w_wad.cpp
@@ -1290,6 +1290,14 @@ FMemLump FWadCollection::ReadLump (int lump)
 	return FMemLump(FString(ELumpNum(lump)));
 }
 
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_Wads, ReadLump)
+{
+	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
+	PARAM_INT(lump);
+	const bool isLumpValid = lump >= 0 && lump < Wads.GetNumLumps();
+	ACTION_RETURN_STRING(isLumpValid ? Wads.ReadLump(lump).GetString() : FString());
+}
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // OpenLumpNum
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
index 97a4d65a26..9c429fb4da 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ struct Wads
 
 	native static int CheckNumForName(string name, int ns, int wadnum = -1, bool exact = false);
 	native static int FindLump(string name, int startlump = 0, FindLumpNamespace ns = GlobalNamespace);
+	native static string ReadLump(int lump);
 }
 
 struct TerrainDef native