diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/bcheck.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/bcheck.lua
index 5d6fea4fe..ac9d841e4 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/bcheck.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/bcheck.lua
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ function bcheck.quote_idx(qnum, onlyidx)
         error("invalid quote number "..qnum, 3)
     end
 
+    local cstr = ffiC.ScriptQuotes[qnum]
     if (onlyidx) then
-        return nil
+        return cstr
     end
 
-    local cstr = ffiC.ScriptQuotes[qnum]
     if (cstr == nil) then
         error("null quote "..qnum, 3)
     end
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/control.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/control.lua
index e4b7b5189..d14c09abe 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/control.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/control.lua
@@ -1211,6 +1211,16 @@ function _neartag(x, y, z, sectnum, ang, range, tagsearch)
     return near.sector, near.wall, near.sprite, near.dist
 end
 
+-- CON "getzrange" command
+function _getzrange(x, y, z, sectnum, walldist, clipmask)
+    check_sector_idx(sectnum)
+    local ipos = geom.ivec3(x, y, z)
+    local hit = sector[sectnum]:zrangeat(ipos, walldist, clipmask)
+    -- return: ceilz, ceilhit, florz, florhit
+    return hit.c.z, hit.c.num + (hit.c.spritep and 49152 or 16384),
+           hit.f.z, hit.f.num + (hit.f.spritep and 49152 or 16384)
+end
+
 function _sleepcheck(aci, dist)
     local acs = actor[aci]
     if (dist > MAXSLEEPDIST and acs.timetosleep == 0) then
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs_common.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs_common.lua
index c988d4b61..cce6c831d 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs_common.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/defs_common.lua
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ int32_t cansee(int32_t x1, int32_t y1, int32_t z1, int16_t sect1,
 void neartag(int32_t xs, int32_t ys, int32_t zs, int16_t sectnum, int16_t ange, int16_t *neartagsector, int16_t *neartagwall,
              int16_t *neartagsprite, int32_t *neartaghitdist, int32_t neartagrange, uint8_t tagsearch,
              int32_t (*blacklist_sprite_func)(int32_t));
+void getzrange(const vec3_t *pos, int16_t sectnum,
+               int32_t *ceilz, int32_t *ceilhit, int32_t *florz, int32_t *florhit,
+               int32_t walldist, uint32_t cliptype);
 
 int32_t ldist(const spritetype *s1, const spritetype *s2);
 int32_t dist(const spritetype *s1, const spritetype *s2);
@@ -319,6 +322,21 @@ local wallsofsec  -- fwd-decl
 
 local sectortype_ptr_ct = ffi.typeof("$ *", ffi.typeof(strip_const(SECTOR_STRUCT)))
 
+local function get_sector_idx(sec)
+    local i = ffi.cast(sectortype_ptr_ct, sec)-ffi.cast(sectortype_ptr_ct, ffiC.sector)
+    assert(not (i >= ffiC.numsectors+0ULL))
+    return i
+end
+
+local zret = ffi.new("int32_t [4]")
+local zret_t = ffi.typeof[[const struct {
+    struct {
+        bool spritep;
+        int32_t num;  // number of sector or sprite
+        int32_t z;
+    } c, f;
+}]]
+
 local sectortype_mt = {
     __index = {
         --- Setters
@@ -341,6 +359,21 @@ local sectortype_mt = {
             return ffiC.getflorzofslopeptr(s, pos.x, pos.y)
         end,
 
+        -- getzrange() interface
+        zrangeat = function(s, pos, walldist, cliptype)
+            local sectnum = get_sector_idx(s)
+            local ipos = vec3_ct(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z)
+            walldist = walldist or 128
+            cliptype = cliptype or ffiC.CLIPMASK0
+
+            ffiC.getzrange(ipos, sectnum, zret+0, zret+1, zret+2, zret+3,
+                           walldist, cliptype)
+            local ceilz, ceilhit, florz, florhit = zret[0], zret[1], zret[2], zret[3]
+
+            return zret_t({ ceilhit>=49152, bit.band(ceilhit,16383), ceilz },
+                          { florhit>=49152, bit.band(florhit,16383), florz })
+        end,
+
         -- inside() port
         contains = function(s, pos)
             local x, y = pos.x, pos.y
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/lunacon.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/lunacon.lua
index 0b5fba744..0efb97426 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/lunacon.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/lunacon.lua
@@ -1526,6 +1526,14 @@ local handle =
         return format("print('%s:%d: debug %d')", g_filename, getlinecol(g_lastkwpos), val)
     end,
 
+    getzrange = function(...)
+        local v = {...}
+        assert(#v == 10)  -- 4R 4W 2R
+        return format("%s,%s,%s,%s=_con._getzrange(%s,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s)",
+                      v[5], v[6], v[7], v[8],  -- outargs
+                      v[1], v[2], v[3], v[4], v[9], v[10])  -- inargs
+    end,
+
     hitscan = function(...)
         local v = {...}
         assert(#v == 14)  -- 7R 6W 1R
@@ -2009,7 +2017,7 @@ local Cinner = {
     neartag = cmd(R,R,R,R,R,W,W,W,W,R,R)  -- 5R 4W 2R
         / handle.neartag,
     getzrange = cmd(R,R,R,R,W,W,W,W,R,R)
-        / handle.NYI,
+        / handle.getzrange,
 
     -- screen text and numbers display
     gametext = cmd(R,R,R,R,R,R,R,R,R,R,R)  -- 11 R
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test.elua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test.elua
index 966be30ba..cf9dc5a5c 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test.elua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test.elua
@@ -393,6 +393,16 @@ gameevent("DISPLAYROOMS",
           function()
               local cam = gv.cam
               cam.pos.z = cam.pos.z + 64*16*math.sin(gv.totalclock/30)
+
+              local ps = player[0]
+              if (ps.cursectnum >= 0) then
+                  local hit = sector[ps.cursectnum]:zrangeat(cam.pos)
+                  if (gv.totalclock%200==0) then
+                      printf("hit %s %d at z=%d, %s %d at z=%d",
+                             hit.c.spritep and "sprite" or "sector", hit.c.num, hit.c.z,
+                             hit.f.spritep and "sprite" or "sector", hit.f.num, hit.f.z)
+                  end
+              end
           end
          )