diff --git a/src/r_data/r_translate.cpp b/src/r_data/r_translate.cpp
index 3c61ec4ac7..b069aa9f36 100644
--- a/src/r_data/r_translate.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data/r_translate.cpp
@@ -1356,6 +1356,13 @@ int R_FindCustomTranslation(FName name)
 	return (t != nullptr)? *t : -1;
 }
 
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_Translation, GetID)
+{
+	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
+	PARAM_NAME(t);
+	ACTION_RETURN_INT(R_FindCustomTranslation(t));
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 //
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
index 7d0e542135..bb941b4148 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ struct Translation version("2.4")
 	
 	native int AddTranslation();
 	native static bool SetPlayerTranslation(int group, int num, int plrnum, PlayerClass pclass);
+	native static int GetID(Name transname);
 	static int MakeID(int group, int num)
 	{
 		return (group << 16) + num;