diff --git a/core/CUserMessages.cpp b/core/CUserMessages.cpp
index 3048faa3..25bc3ee2 100644
--- a/core/CUserMessages.cpp
+++ b/core/CUserMessages.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ CUserMessages g_UserMsgs;
 SH_DECL_HOOK2(IVEngineServer, UserMessageBegin, SH_NOATTRIB, 0, bf_write *, IRecipientFilter *, int);
 SH_DECL_HOOK0_void(IVEngineServer, MessageEnd, SH_NOATTRIB, 0);
 
+//:TODO: USE NEW MM IFACE TO SEARCH FOR MESSAGE NAMES ETC! faluco--> i'll do this when i have some spare time
+
 CUserMessages::CUserMessages() : m_InterceptBuffer(m_pBase, 2500)
 {
 	m_Names = sm_trie_create();
@@ -71,6 +73,13 @@ int CUserMessages::GetMessageIndex(const char *msg)
 	return msgid;
 }
 
+bool CUserMessages::GetMessageName(int msgid, char *buffer, size_t maxlen) const
+{
+	int dummy;
+
+	return gamedll->GetUserMessageInfo(msgid, buffer, maxlen, dummy);
+}
+
 bf_write *CUserMessages::StartMessage(int msg_id, cell_t players[], unsigned int playersNum, int flags)
 {
 	bf_write *buffer;
diff --git a/core/CUserMessages.h b/core/CUserMessages.h
index c995e886..3c79965e 100644
--- a/core/CUserMessages.h
+++ b/core/CUserMessages.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public: //SMGlobalClass
 	void OnSourceModAllShutdown();
 public: //IUserMessages
 	int GetMessageIndex(const char *msg);
+	bool GetMessageName(int msgid, char *buffer, size_t maxlen) const;
 	bool HookUserMessage(int msg_id, IUserMessageListener *pListener, bool intercept=false);
 	bool UnhookUserMessage(int msg_id, IUserMessageListener *pListener, bool intercept=false);
 	bf_write *StartMessage(int msg_id, cell_t players[], unsigned int playersNum, int flags);
diff --git a/core/smn_usermsgs.cpp b/core/smn_usermsgs.cpp
index 3cb62ebe..c9eff762 100644
--- a/core/smn_usermsgs.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_usermsgs.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void UsrMessageNatives::OnSourceModShutdown()
 	g_PluginSys.RemovePluginsListener(this);
 	g_WrBitBufType = 0;
 }
+
 void UsrMessageNatives::OnHandleDestroy(HandleType_t type, void *object)
 {
 }
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ MsgListenerWrapper *UsrMessageNatives::FindListener(int msgid, IPluginContext *p
 
 	return (found) ? listener : NULL;
 }
+
 bool UsrMessageNatives::RemoveListener(IPluginContext *pCtx, MsgListenerWrapper *listener, bool intercept)
 {
 	List<MsgListenerWrapper *> *wrapper_list;
@@ -168,6 +170,21 @@ static cell_t smn_GetUserMessageId(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 	return g_UserMsgs.GetMessageIndex(msgname);
 }
 
+static cell_t smn_GetUserMessageName(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
+{
+	char *msgname;
+
+	pCtx->LocalToPhysAddr(params[2], (cell_t **)&msgname);
+
+	if (!g_UserMsgs.GetMessageName(params[1], msgname, params[3]))
+	{
+		msgname = "";
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static cell_t smn_StartMessage(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 {
 	char *msgname;
@@ -269,6 +286,7 @@ static cell_t smn_HookUserMessage(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 	intercept = (params[3]) ? true : false;
 	listener = s_UsrMessageNatives.GetNewListener(pCtx);
 	listener->InitListener(msgid, pHook, pNotify, intercept);
+
 	g_UserMsgs.HookUserMessage(msgid, listener, intercept);
 
 	return 1;
@@ -312,6 +330,7 @@ static cell_t smn_UnHookUserMessage(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 REGISTER_NATIVES(usrmsgnatives)
 {
 	{"GetUserMessageId",			smn_GetUserMessageId},
+	{"GetUserMessageName",			smn_GetUserMessageName},
 	{"StartMessage",				smn_StartMessage},
 	{"StartMessageEx",				smn_StartMessageEx},
 	{"EndMessage",					smn_EndMessage},