diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/duke3d.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/duke3d.h
index 81aad7bb9..f1523bf30 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/duke3d.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/duke3d.h
@@ -803,6 +803,13 @@ enum events {
 	EVENT_DISPLAYLOADINGSCREEN
 };
 
+enum sysstrs {
+	STR_MAPNAME,
+	STR_MAPFILENAME,
+	STR_PLAYERNAME,
+	STR_VERSION
+};
+
 // store global game definitions
 
 
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
index 557138a9d..8dec9a0e3 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ static const char *keyw[] =
     "writearraytofile",         // 319
     "readarrayfromfile",        // 320
     "starttrackvar",			// 321
+	"qgetsysstr",   			// 322
     "<null>"
 };
 
@@ -4061,6 +4062,7 @@ repeatcase:
     case CON_QSTRCAT:
     case CON_QSTRCPY:
     case CON_QSTRLEN:
+	case CON_QGETSYSSTR:
     case CON_HEADSPRITESTAT:
     case CON_PREVSPRITESTAT:
     case CON_NEXTSPRITESTAT:
@@ -4963,6 +4965,11 @@ static void AddDefaultDefinitions(void)
     AddDefinition("EVENT_KILLIT",EVENT_KILLIT,LABEL_DEFINE);
     AddDefinition("EVENT_LOADACTOR",EVENT_LOADACTOR,LABEL_DEFINE);
 
+	AddDefinition("STR_MAPNAME",STR_MAPNAME,LABEL_DEFINE);
+	AddDefinition("STR_MAPFILENAME",STR_MAPFILENAME,LABEL_DEFINE);
+	AddDefinition("STR_PLAYERNAME",STR_PLAYERNAME,LABEL_DEFINE);
+	AddDefinition("STR_VERSION",STR_VERSION,LABEL_DEFINE);
+
     AddDefinition("NO",0,LABEL_DEFINE|LABEL_ACTION|LABEL_AI|LABEL_MOVE);
 
     AddDefinition("PROJ_BOUNCES",PROJ_BOUNCES,LABEL_DEFINE);
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.h
index 6b9fdc4e3..58f0575ce 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.h
@@ -811,4 +811,5 @@ enum keywords
     CON_WRITEARRAYTOFILE,   // 319
     CON_READARRAYFROMFILE,  // 320
 	CON_STARTTRACKVAR,  	// 321
+	CON_QGETSYSSTR, 		// 322
 };
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
index 2988a3813..b92283a04 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
@@ -5106,6 +5106,7 @@ static int parse(void)
     case CON_GETPNAME:
     case CON_QSTRCAT:
     case CON_QSTRCPY:
+	case CON_QGETSYSSTR:
     case CON_CHANGESPRITESTAT:
     case CON_CHANGESPRITESECT:
         insptr++;
@@ -5129,6 +5130,27 @@ static int parse(void)
                 }
                 else OSD_Printf("%s %d null quote %d\n",__FILE__,__LINE__,i);
                 break;
+			case CON_QGETSYSSTR:
+				if (fta_quotes[i] != NULL)
+				switch(j)
+				{
+					case STR_MAPNAME:
+						Bstrcpy(fta_quotes[i],map[ud.volume_number*MAXLEVELS + ud.level_number].name);
+						break;
+					case STR_MAPFILENAME:
+						Bstrcpy(fta_quotes[i],map[ud.volume_number*MAXLEVELS + ud.level_number].filename);
+						break;
+					case STR_PLAYERNAME:
+						Bstrcpy(fta_quotes[i],g_player[g_p].user_name);
+						break;
+					case STR_VERSION:
+						Bstrcpy(fta_quotes[i],HEAD2);
+						break;
+					default:
+						OSD_Printf("%s %d unknown str ID %d %d\n",__FILE__,__LINE__,i,j);
+				}
+				else OSD_Printf("%s %d null quote %d %d\n",__FILE__,__LINE__,i,j);
+				break;
             case CON_QSTRCAT:
                 if (fta_quotes[i] != NULL && fta_quotes[j] != NULL)
                     Bstrncat(fta_quotes[i],fta_quotes[j],(MAXQUOTELEN-1)-Bstrlen(fta_quotes[i]));