diff --git a/library/include/dfhack-c/modules/Maps_C.h b/library/include/dfhack-c/modules/Maps_C.h
index d1bad823e..fdbfdf1be 100644
--- a/library/include/dfhack-c/modules/Maps_C.h
+++ b/library/include/dfhack-c/modules/Maps_C.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ extern "C" {
 DFHACK_EXPORT int Maps_Start(DFHackObject* maps);
 DFHACK_EXPORT int Maps_Finish(DFHackObject* maps);
 
+DFHACK_EXPORT t_feature* Maps_ReadGlobalFeatures(DFHackObject* maps);
+
 DFHACK_EXPORT void Maps_getSize(DFHackObject* maps, uint32_t* x, uint32_t* y, uint32_t* z);
 DFHACK_EXPORT int Maps_isValidBlock(DFHackObject* maps, uint32_t x, uint32_t y, uint32_t z);
 
diff --git a/library/modules/Maps_C.cpp b/library/modules/Maps_C.cpp
index 09a7dc065..911f4e0f9 100644
--- a/library/modules/Maps_C.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Maps_C.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,37 @@ int Maps_Finish(DFHackObject* maps)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+t_feature* Maps_ReadGlobalFeatures(DFHackObject* maps)
+{
+	if(maps != NULL)
+	{
+		std::vector<t_feature> featureVec;
+		
+		if(((DFHack::Maps*)maps)->ReadGlobalFeatures(featureVec))
+		{
+			if(featureVec.size() <= 0)
+				return NULL;
+			
+			t_feature* buf;
+			
+			(*alloc_t_feature_buffer_callback)(buf, featureVec.size());
+			
+			if(buf != NULL)
+			{
+				copy(featureVec.begin(), featureVec.end(), buf);
+				
+				return buf;
+			}
+			else
+				return NULL;
+		}
+		else
+			return NULL;
+	}
+	
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 void Maps_getSize(DFHackObject* maps, uint32_t* x, uint32_t* y, uint32_t* z)
 {
 	if(maps != NULL)