1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/vim.c b/src/nvim/api/vim.c
index f7c55344f5..f4909b0801 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/vim.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/vim.c
@@ -601,7 +601,19 @@ void nvim_del_current_line(Error *err)
 Object nvim_get_var(String name, Error *err)
   FUNC_API_SINCE(1)
 {
-  return dict_get_value(&globvardict, name, err);
+  dictitem_T *di = tv_dict_find(&globvardict, name.data, (ptrdiff_t)name.size);
+  if (di == NULL) {  // try to autoload script
+    if (!script_autoload(name.data, name.size, false) || aborting()) {
+      api_set_error(err, kErrorTypeValidation, "Key not found: %s", name.data);
+      return (Object)OBJECT_INIT;
+    }
+    di = tv_dict_find(&globvardict, name.data, (ptrdiff_t)name.size);
+  }
+  if (di == NULL) {
+    api_set_error(err, kErrorTypeValidation, "Key not found: %s", name.data);
+    return (Object)OBJECT_INIT;
+  }
+  return vim_to_object(&di->di_tv);
 }
 
 /// Sets a global (g:) variable.