diff --git a/dfhack/include/modules/Creatures.h b/dfhack/include/modules/Creatures.h
index 85d4f552b..e20264fa3 100644
--- a/dfhack/include/modules/Creatures.h
+++ b/dfhack/include/modules/Creatures.h
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         bool ReadCreature(const int32_t index, t_creature & furball);
         /// write labors of a creature (for Dwarf Therapist)
         bool WriteLabors(const uint32_t index, uint8_t labors[NUM_CREATURE_LABORS]);
-        
+        uint32_t GetDwarfRaceIndex ( void );
         private:
         struct Private;
         Private *d;
diff --git a/dfhack/modules/Creatures.cpp b/dfhack/modules/Creatures.cpp
index 2c29b9fc5..366182b49 100644
--- a/dfhack/modules/Creatures.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/modules/Creatures.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct Creatures::Private
     bool Started;
     Creatures2010::creature_offsets creatures;
     uint32_t creature_module;
+    uint32_t dwarf_race_index_addr;
     DfVector *p_cre;
     APIPrivate *d;
 };
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ Creatures::Creatures(APIPrivate* _d)
         creatures.name_firstname_offset = minfo->getOffset("name_firstname");
         creatures.name_nickname_offset = minfo->getOffset("name_nickname");
         creatures.name_words_offset = minfo->getOffset("name_words");
-        
+        d->dwarf_race_index_addr = minfo->getAddress("dwarf_race_index");
         // upload offsets to the SHM
         if(g_pProcess->getModuleIndex("Creatures2010",1,d->creature_module))
         {
@@ -306,6 +307,12 @@ bool Creatures::WriteLabors(const uint32_t index, uint8_t labors[NUM_CREATURE_LA
     return true;
 }
 
+uint32_t Creatures::GetDwarfRaceIndex()
+{
+    if(!d->Inited) return 0;
+    return g_pProcess->readDWord(d->dwarf_race_index_addr);
+}
+
 /*
 bool API::getCurrentCursorCreature(uint32_t & creature_index)
 {