diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index a81d0993a..9522491dd 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ if (BUILD_SUPPORTED)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(prospector prospector.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(power-meter power-meter.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES lua)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(regrass regrass.cpp)
-    DFHACK_PLUGIN(RemoteFortressReader remotefortressreader.cpp PROTOBUFS RemoteFortressReader)
+    DFHACK_PLUGIN(RemoteFortressReader remotefortressreader.cpp proto/RemoteFortressReader.proto PROTOBUFS RemoteFortressReader)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(rename rename.cpp LINK_LIBRARIES lua PROTOBUFS rename)
     add_subdirectory(rendermax)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(resume resume.cpp)
diff --git a/plugins/proto/RemoteFortressReader.proto b/plugins/proto/RemoteFortressReader.proto
index 3ca15e0ec..4c049d1a9 100644
--- a/plugins/proto/RemoteFortressReader.proto
+++ b/plugins/proto/RemoteFortressReader.proto
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ enum TileDigDesignation
         UP_STAIR_DIG = 6;
 }
 
+message Coord
+{
+    optional int32 x = 1;
+    optional int32 y = 2;
+    optional int32 z = 3;
+}
+
 message Tiletype
 {
     required int32 id = 1;
@@ -726,3 +733,8 @@ message KeyboardEvent
     optional uint32 unicode = 7;
 }
 
+message DigCommand
+{
+    optional TileDigDesignation designation = 1;
+    repeated Coord locations = 2;
+}
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diff --git a/plugins/remotefortressreader.cpp b/plugins/remotefortressreader.cpp
index b0f64b680..afd7e2dc7 100644
--- a/plugins/remotefortressreader.cpp
+++ b/plugins/remotefortressreader.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ static command_result GetCreatureRaws(color_ostream &stream, const EmptyMessage
 static command_result GetPlantRaws(color_ostream &stream, const EmptyMessage *in, PlantRawList *out);
 static command_result CopyScreen(color_ostream &stream, const EmptyMessage *in, ScreenCapture *out);
 static command_result PassKeyboardEvent(color_ostream &stream, const KeyboardEvent *in);
+static command_result SendDigCommand(color_ostream &stream, const DigCommand *in);
 
 
 void CopyBlock(df::map_block * DfBlock, RemoteFortressReader::MapBlock * NetBlock, MapExtras::MapCache * MC, DFCoord pos);
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ DFhackCExport RPCService *plugin_rpcconnect(color_ostream &)
     svc->addFunction("GetPlantRaws", GetPlantRaws);
     svc->addFunction("CopyScreen", CopyScreen);
     svc->addFunction("PassKeyboardEvent", PassKeyboardEvent);
+    svc->addFunction("SendDigCommand", SendDigCommand);
     return svc;
 }
 
@@ -2856,3 +2858,42 @@ static command_result PassKeyboardEvent(color_ostream &stream, const KeyboardEve
     SDL_PushEvent(&e);
     return CR_OK;
 }
+
+static command_result SendDigCommand(color_ostream &stream, const DigCommand *in)
+{
+    MapExtras::MapCache mc;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < in->locations.locations_size(); i++)
+    {
+        auto pos = in->locations(i);
+        auto des = mc.designationAt(DFCoord(pos.x(), pos.y(), pos.z()));
+        switch (in->designation())
+        {
+        case NO_DIG:
+            des.bits.dig = tile_dig_designation::No;
+            break;
+        case DEFAULT_DIG:
+            des.bits.dig = tile_dig_designation::Default;
+            break;
+        case UP_DOWN_STAIR_DIG:
+            des.bits.dig = tile_dig_designation::UpDownStair;
+            break;
+        case CHANNEL_DIG:
+            des.bits.dig = tile_dig_designation::Channel;
+            break;
+        case RAMP_DIG:
+            des.bits.dig = tile_dig_designation::Ramp;
+            break;
+        case DOWN_STAIR_DIG:
+            des.bits.dig = tile_dig_designation::DownStair;
+            break;
+        case UP_STAIR_DIG:
+            des.bits.dig = tile_dig_designation::UpStair;
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+        mc.setDesignationAt(DFCoord(pos.x(), pos.y(), pos.z()), des);
+    }
+    return CR_OK;
+}
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