diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 9946ef427..0d3bb57e6 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,3 +118,5 @@ DFHACK_PLUGIN(autodump autodump.cpp)
 DFHACK_PLUGIN(cleanowned cleanowned.cpp)
 DFHACK_PLUGIN(deramp deramp.cpp)
 DFHACK_PLUGIN(flows flows.cpp)
+DFHACK_PLUGIN(memview memview.cpp)
+
diff --git a/plugins/memview.cpp b/plugins/memview.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c57d010a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/memview.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#include <dfhack/Core.h>
+#include <dfhack/Console.h>
+#include <dfhack/PluginManager.h>
+#include <dfhack/Process.h>
+#include <dfhack/extra/stopwatch.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <sstream>
+
+using std::vector;
+using std::string;
+using namespace DFHack;
+
+DFhackCExport command_result memview (Core * c, vector <string> & parameters);
+
+DFhackCExport const char * plugin_name ( void )
+{
+    return "memview";
+}
+
+DFhackCExport command_result plugin_init ( Core * c, std::vector <PluginCommand> &commands)
+{
+    commands.clear();
+	commands.push_back(PluginCommand("memview","Shows memory in real time. Params: adrr length refresh_rate.",memview));
+    return CR_OK;
+}
+size_t convert(const std::string& p,bool ishex=false)
+{
+	size_t ret;
+	std::stringstream conv;
+	if(ishex)
+		conv<<std::hex;
+	conv<<p;
+	conv>>ret;
+	return ret;
+}
+bool isAddr(uint32_t *trg,vector<t_memrange> & ranges)
+{
+	if(trg[0]%4==0)
+		for(size_t i=0;i<ranges.size();i++)
+			if(ranges[i].isInRange(trg[0]))
+				return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+void outputHex(uint8_t *buf,uint8_t *lbuf,size_t len,size_t start,Console &con,vector<t_memrange> & ranges)
+{	
+	
+	con.clear();
+	const size_t page_size=16;
+	for(size_t i=0;i<len;i+=page_size)
+	{
+		con.print("%8x  ",i+start);
+		for(size_t j=0;(j<page_size) && (i+j<len);j++)
+			{
+				if(j%4==0)
+				{
+					con.reset_color();
+					if(isAddr((uint32_t *)(buf+j+i),ranges))
+						con.color(Console::COLOR_LIGHTRED);
+				}
+				if(lbuf[j+i]!=buf[j+i])
+					con.print("*%2x",buf[j+i]);
+				else
+					con.print(" %2x",buf[j+i]);
+			}
+		con.reset_color();
+		con.print(" | ");
+		for(size_t j=0;(j<page_size) && (i+j<len);j++)
+			if(buf[j+i]>20)
+				con.print("%c",buf[j+i]);
+			else
+				con.print(".");
+		con.print("\n");
+	}
+}
+DFhackCExport command_result memview (Core * c, vector <string> & parameters)
+{
+	size_t addr=convert(parameters[0],true);
+	size_t len;
+	if(parameters.size()>1)
+		len=convert(parameters[1]);
+	else
+		len=20*16;
+	size_t refresh;
+	if(parameters.size()>2)
+		refresh=convert(parameters[2]);
+	else
+		refresh=0;
+	Console &con=c->con;
+	uint8_t *buf,*lbuf;
+	buf=new uint8_t[len];
+	lbuf=new uint8_t[len];
+	uint64_t timeLast=0;
+	vector<t_memrange> ranges;
+	c->p->getMemRanges(ranges);
+	while(true)//TODO add some sort of way to exit loop??!!
+	{
+		uint64_t time2 = GetTimeMs64();
+		uint64_t delta = time2-timeLast;
+		if(refresh!=0)
+		if(delta<refresh)
+			continue;
+		timeLast = time2;
+
+		c->p->read(addr,len,buf);
+		outputHex(buf,lbuf,len,addr,con,ranges);
+		if(refresh==0)
+			break;
+        memcpy(lbuf, buf, len);
+	}
+	delete[] buf;
+	delete[] lbuf;
+}