diff --git a/plugins/proto/RemoteFortressReader.proto b/plugins/proto/RemoteFortressReader.proto
index b6d9c5f36..8a560c12c 100644
--- a/plugins/proto/RemoteFortressReader.proto
+++ b/plugins/proto/RemoteFortressReader.proto
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ message ViewInfo
     optional int32 cursor_pos_x = 6;
     optional int32 cursor_pos_y = 7;
     optional int32 cursor_pos_z = 8;
+    optional int32 follow_unit_id = 9 [default = -1];
+    optional int32 follow_item_id = 10 [default = -1];
 }
 
 message MapInfo
diff --git a/plugins/remotefortressreader.cpp b/plugins/remotefortressreader.cpp
index e23bea8cb..ecc0fb1c4 100644
--- a/plugins/remotefortressreader.cpp
+++ b/plugins/remotefortressreader.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ DFHACK_PLUGIN("RemoteFortressReader");
 using namespace df::global;
 #else
 REQUIRE_GLOBAL(world);
+REQUIRE_GLOBAL(ui);
 #endif
 
 // Here go all the command declarations...
@@ -1436,6 +1437,8 @@ static command_result GetViewInfo(color_ostream &stream, const EmptyMessage *in,
     out->set_cursor_pos_x(cx);
     out->set_cursor_pos_y(cy);
     out->set_cursor_pos_z(cz);
+    out->set_follow_unit_id(ui->follow_unit);
+    out->set_follow_item_id(ui->follow_item);
     return CR_OK;
 }