diff --git a/dfhack/CMakeLists.txt b/dfhack/CMakeLists.txt
index b6adc6926..54841700e 100644
--- a/dfhack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dfhack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ modules/Constructions_C.cpp
 modules/Maps_C.cpp
 modules/Vegetation_C.cpp
 modules/Creatures_C.cpp
+modules/Translation_C.cpp
+modules/Items_C.cpp
 )
 
 SET(PROJECT_HDRS_LINUX
diff --git a/dfhack/include/modules/Items_C.h b/dfhack/include/modules/Items_C.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..201e7142a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dfhack/include/modules/Items_C.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+www.sourceforge.net/projects/dfhack
+Copyright (c) 2009 Petr Mrázek (peterix), Kenneth Ferland (Impaler[WrG]), dorf, doomchild
+
+This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any
+damages arising from the use of this software.
+
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any
+purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and
+redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must
+not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this
+software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation
+would be appreciated but is not required.
+
+2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and
+must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
+
+3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+distribution.
+*/
+
+#ifndef ITEMS_C_API
+#define ITEMS_C_API
+
+#include "Export.h"
+#include "integers.h"
+#include "DFTypes.h"
+#include "modules/Items.h"
+#include "DFHackAPI_C.h"
+
+using namespace DFHack;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+DFHACK_EXPORT char* Items_getItemDescription(DFHackObject* items, uint32_t itemptr, DFHackObject* mats, char* (*char_buffer_create)(int));
+DFHACK_EXPORT char* Items_getItemClass(DFHackObject* items, int32_t index, char* (*char_buffer_create)(int));
+DFHACK_EXPORT int Items_getItemData(DFHackObject* items, uint32_t itemptr, t_item* item);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/dfhack/modules/Items_C.cpp b/dfhack/modules/Items_C.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a28b3f86a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dfhack/modules/Items_C.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*
+www.sourceforge.net/projects/dfhack
+Copyright (c) 2009 Petr Mrázek (peterix), Kenneth Ferland (Impaler[WrG]), dorf, doomchild
+
+This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any
+damages arising from the use of this software.
+
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any
+purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and
+redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must
+not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this
+software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation
+would be appreciated but is not required.
+
+2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and
+must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
+
+3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+distribution.
+*/
+
+#include "integers.h"
+#include <string>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+#include "DFCommonInternal.h"
+#include "DFTypes.h"
+#include "DFHackAPI.h"
+#include "modules/Materials.h"
+#include "modules/Items.h"
+#include "modules/Items_C.h"
+
+using namespace DFHack;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+char* Items_getItemDescription(DFHackObject* items, uint32_t itemptr, DFHackObject* mats, char* (*char_buffer_create)(int))
+{
+	if(items != NULL && mats != NULL)
+	{
+		std::string desc = ((DFHack::Items*)items)->getItemDescription(itemptr, (DFHack::Materials*)mats);
+		
+		if(desc.size() > 0)
+		{
+			char* buf = (*char_buffer_create)(desc.size());
+			
+			if(buf != NULL)
+			{
+				size_t len = desc.copy(buf, desc.size());
+				
+				if(len > 0)
+					buf[len] = '\0';
+				else
+					buf[0] = '\0';
+			}
+			
+			return buf;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+char* Items_getItemClass(DFHackObject* items, int32_t index, char* (*char_buffer_create)(int))
+{
+	if(items != NULL)
+	{
+		std::string iclass = ((DFHack::Items*)items)->getItemClass(index);
+		
+		if(iclass.size() > 0)
+		{
+			char* buf = (*char_buffer_create)(iclass.size());
+			
+			if(buf != NULL)
+			{
+				size_t len = iclass.copy(buf, iclass.size());
+				
+				if(len > 0)
+					buf[len] = '\0';
+				else
+					buf[0] = '\0';
+			}
+			
+			return buf;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int Items_getItemData(DFHackObject* items, uint32_t itemptr, t_item* item)
+{
+	if(items != NULL)
+	{
+		return ((DFHack::Items*)items)->getItemData(itemptr, *item);
+	}
+	
+	return -1;
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif