diff --git a/src/common/scripting/interface/vmnatives.cpp b/src/common/scripting/interface/vmnatives.cpp
index 730465a34e..8a5674afd1 100644
--- a/src/common/scripting/interface/vmnatives.cpp
+++ b/src/common/scripting/interface/vmnatives.cpp
@@ -770,6 +770,26 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_NATIVE(FFont, GetDisplayTopOffset, GetDisplayTopOffset)
 	ACTION_RETURN_FLOAT(GetDisplayTopOffset(self, code));
 }
 
+static int GetChar(FFont* font, int c)
+{
+	int texc = 0;
+	auto getch = font->GetChar(c, CR_UNDEFINED, nullptr);
+	if (getch)
+		texc = getch->GetID().GetIndex();
+	return texc;
+}
+
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_NATIVE(FFont, GetChar, ::GetChar)
+{
+	PARAM_SELF_STRUCT_PROLOGUE(FFont);
+	PARAM_INT(mchar);
+
+	if (numret > 0) ret[0].SetInt(::GetChar(self, mchar));
+	if (numret > 1) ret[1].SetInt(self->GetCharWidth(mchar));
+	return min(2, numret);
+}
+
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // file system
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/base.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/base.zs
index f24b71d013..f55919116a 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/base.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/base.zs
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ struct Font native
 	native BrokenLines BreakLines(String text, int maxlen);
 	native int GetGlyphHeight(int code);
 	native int GetDefaultKerning();
+	native TextureID, int GetChar(int c);
 }
 
 struct Console native