diff --git a/dfhack/include/modules/Creatures.h b/dfhack/include/modules/Creatures.h
index c25df940e..5a2c0c618 100644
--- a/dfhack/include/modules/Creatures.h
+++ b/dfhack/include/modules/Creatures.h
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         t_name name;
         
         int16_t mood;
+        int16_t mood_skill;
         t_name artifact_name;
         
         uint8_t profession;
diff --git a/dfhack/modules/Creatures.cpp b/dfhack/modules/Creatures.cpp
index bd7bbd751..7e2b2e50f 100644
--- a/dfhack/modules/Creatures.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/modules/Creatures.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ Creatures::Creatures(APIPrivate* _d)
         creatures.default_soul_offset = minfo->getOffset("creature_default_soul");
         creatures.physical_offset = minfo->getOffset("creature_physical");
         creatures.mood_offset = minfo->getOffset("creature_mood");
+        creatures.mood_skill_offset = minfo->getOffset("creature_mood_skill");
         creatures.pickup_equipment_bit = minfo->getOffset("creature_pickup_equipment_bit");
 	creatures.current_job_offset = minfo->getOffset("creature_current_job");
         // soul offsets
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ bool Creatures::ReadCreature (const int32_t index, t_creature & furball)
         
     // mood stuff
     furball.mood = (int16_t) p->readWord (temp + offs.mood_offset);
+    furball.mood_skill = p->readWord (temp + offs.mood_skill_offset);
     d->d->readName(furball.artifact_name, temp + offs.artifact_name_offset);
     
     // custom profession
diff --git a/dfhack/shm/mod-creature2010.h b/dfhack/shm/mod-creature2010.h
index adf4f9e4f..ae9c60ab7 100644
--- a/dfhack/shm/mod-creature2010.h
+++ b/dfhack/shm/mod-creature2010.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ typedef struct
     uint32_t artifact_name_offset;
     uint32_t physical_offset;
     uint32_t mood_offset;
+    uint32_t mood_skill_offset;
     uint32_t pickup_equipment_bit;
     uint32_t soul_vector_offset;
     uint32_t default_soul_offset;
diff --git a/examples/creaturedump.cpp b/examples/creaturedump.cpp
index 9fc5a84f8..db071c2e7 100644
--- a/examples/creaturedump.cpp
+++ b/examples/creaturedump.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void printCreature(DFHack::API & DF, const DFHack::t_creature & creature)
 
 	if(creature.mood != -1)
 	{
-		cout << "mood: " << creature.mood << endl;
+		cout << "mood: " << creature.mood << ", skill: " << mem->getSkill(creature.mood_skill) << endl;
 		vector<DFHack::t_material> mat;
 		char * maintype;
 		if(Creatures->ReadJob(&creature, mat))