2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/api/vim.c b/src/api/vim.c
index 85e3a50517..f9fa21550e 100644
--- a/src/api/vim.c
+++ b/src/api/vim.c
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ Object vim_set_var(String name, Object value, Error *err)
   return dict_set_value(&globvardict, name, value, err);
 }
 
+Object vim_get_vvar(String name, Error *err)
+{
+  return dict_get_value(&vimvardict, name, err);
+}
+
 Object vim_get_option(String name, Error *err)
 {
   return get_option_from(NULL, SREQ_GLOBAL, name, err);
diff --git a/src/api/vim.h b/src/api/vim.h
index 0850a05b99..ceb696ff76 100644
--- a/src/api/vim.h
+++ b/src/api/vim.h
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ Object vim_get_var(String name, Error *err);
 /// @return the old value if any
 Object vim_set_var(String name, Object value, Error *err);
 
+/// Gets a vim variable
+///
+/// @param name The variable name
+/// @param[out] err Details of an error that may have occurred
+/// @return The variable value
+Object vim_get_vvar(String name, Error *err);
+
 /// Get an option value string
 ///
 /// @param name The option name