diff --git a/library/LuaApi.cpp b/library/LuaApi.cpp
index 775e0a348..09e96780c 100644
--- a/library/LuaApi.cpp
+++ b/library/LuaApi.cpp
@@ -2074,7 +2074,8 @@ static int screen_readTile(lua_State *L)
 {
     int x = luaL_checkint(L, 1);
     int y = luaL_checkint(L, 2);
-    Pen pen = Screen::readTile(x, y);
+    bool map = lua_toboolean(L, 3);
+    Pen pen = Screen::readTile(x, y, map);
     Lua::Push(L, pen);
     return 1;
 }
diff --git a/library/include/modules/Screen.h b/library/include/modules/Screen.h
index 4e53b0b54..b97c9fc77 100644
--- a/library/include/modules/Screen.h
+++ b/library/include/modules/Screen.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         DFHACK_EXPORT bool paintTile(const Pen &pen, int x, int y, bool map = false);
 
         /// Retrieves one screen tile from the buffer
-        DFHACK_EXPORT Pen readTile(int x, int y);
+        DFHACK_EXPORT Pen readTile(int x, int y, bool map = false);
 
         /// Paint a string onto the screen. Ignores ch and tile of pen.
         DFHACK_EXPORT bool paintString(const Pen &pen, int x, int y, const std::string &text, bool map = false);
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         };
 
         namespace Hooks {
+            GUI_HOOK_DECLARE(get_tile, Pen, (int x, int y, bool map));
             GUI_HOOK_DECLARE(set_tile, void, (const Pen &pen, int x, int y, bool map));
         }
 
diff --git a/library/modules/Screen.cpp b/library/modules/Screen.cpp
index 0b9a500fa..f299797d2 100644
--- a/library/modules/Screen.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Screen.cpp
@@ -127,19 +127,11 @@ bool Screen::paintTile(const Pen &pen, int x, int y, bool map)
     return true;
 }
 
-Pen Screen::readTile(int x, int y)
+static Pen doGetTile_default(int x, int y, bool map)
 {
-    if (!gps) return Pen(0,0,0,-1);
-
-    auto dim = getWindowSize();
-    if (x < 0 || x >= dim.x || y < 0 || y >= dim.y)
-        return Pen(0,0,0,-1);
-
+    auto dim = Screen::getWindowSize();
     int index = x*dim.y + y;
     auto screen = gps->screen + index*4;
-    if (screen[3] & 0x80)
-        return Pen(0,0,0,-1);
-
     Pen pen(
         screen[0], screen[1], screen[2], screen[3]?true:false,
         gps->screentexpos[index]
@@ -162,6 +154,28 @@ Pen Screen::readTile(int x, int y)
     return pen;
 }
 
+GUI_HOOK_DEFINE(Screen::Hooks::get_tile, doGetTile_default);
+static Pen doGetTile(int x, int y, bool map)
+{
+    return GUI_HOOK_TOP(Screen::Hooks::get_tile)(x, y, map);
+}
+
+Pen Screen::readTile(int x, int y, bool map)
+{
+    if (!gps) return Pen(0,0,0,-1);
+
+    auto dim = getWindowSize();
+    if (x < 0 || x >= dim.x || y < 0 || y >= dim.y)
+        return Pen(0,0,0,-1);
+
+    int index = x*dim.y + y;
+    auto screen = gps->screen + index*4;
+    if (screen[3] & 0x80)
+        return Pen(0,0,0,-1);
+
+    return doGetTile(x, y, map);
+}
+
 bool Screen::paintString(const Pen &pen, int x, int y, const std::string &text, bool map)
 {
     auto dim = getWindowSize();