diff --git a/src/c_cvars.cpp b/src/c_cvars.cpp
index 5b33cc263..f223444e4 100644
--- a/src/c_cvars.cpp
+++ b/src/c_cvars.cpp
@@ -1544,6 +1544,14 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_CVar, FindCVar)
 	ACTION_RETURN_POINTER(FindCVar(name, nullptr));
 }
 
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_CVar, GetCVar)
+{
+	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
+	PARAM_NAME(name);
+	PARAM_POINTER_DEF(plyr, player_t);
+	ACTION_RETURN_POINTER(GetCVar(plyr ? plyr->mo : nullptr, name));
+}
+
 FBaseCVar *FindCVarSub (const char *var_name, int namelen)
 {
 	FBaseCVar *var;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
index c62620b14..0f1195cbf 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ struct CVar native
 	};
 
 	native static CVar FindCVar(Name name);
+	native static CVar GetCVar(Name name, PlayerInfo player = null);
 	native int GetInt();
 	native double GetFloat();
 	native String GetString();