diff --git a/library/include/dfhack-c/modules/Materials_C.h b/library/include/dfhack-c/modules/Materials_C.h
index 888978a50..82f426ca7 100644
--- a/library/include/dfhack-c/modules/Materials_C.h
+++ b/library/include/dfhack-c/modules/Materials_C.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ DFHACK_EXPORT int Materials_ReadOthers(DFHackObject* mat);
 
 DFHACK_EXPORT void Materials_ReadAllMaterials(DFHackObject* mat);
 
+DFHACK_EXPORT const char* Materials_getType(DFHackObject* mat, t_material* material);
 DFHACK_EXPORT const char* Materials_getDescription(DFHackObject* mat, t_material* material);
 
 DFHACK_EXPORT int Materials_getInorganicSize(DFHackObject* mat);
diff --git a/library/modules/Materials_C.cpp b/library/modules/Materials_C.cpp
index f95c4e76c..4fa8b7705 100644
--- a/library/modules/Materials_C.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Materials_C.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,18 @@ void Materials_ReadAllMaterials(DFHackObject* mat)
 	}
 }
 
+const char* Materials_getType(DFHackObject* mat, t_material* material)
+{
+	if(mat != NULL)
+	{
+		std::string type = ((DFHack::Materials*)mat)->getType(*material);
+		
+		return type.c_str();
+	}
+	
+	return "\0";
+}
+
 const char* Materials_getDescription(DFHackObject* mat, t_material* material)
 {
 	if(mat != NULL)