diff --git a/core/logic/GameConfigs.cpp b/core/logic/GameConfigs.cpp
index fb6421c4..d9044ef2 100644
--- a/core/logic/GameConfigs.cpp
+++ b/core/logic/GameConfigs.cpp
@@ -515,6 +515,8 @@ SMCResult CGameConfig::ReadSMC_LeavingSection(const SMCStates *states)
 				addrInBase = smcore.serverFactory;
 			} else if (strcmp(s_TempSig.library, "engine") == 0) {
 				addrInBase = smcore.engineFactory;
+			} else if (strcmp(s_TempSig.library, "matchmaking_ds") == 0) {
+				addrInBase = smcore.matchmakingDSFactory;
 			}
 			void *final_addr = NULL;
 			if (addrInBase == NULL)
diff --git a/core/logic/intercom.h b/core/logic/intercom.h
index 4af7e6de..4e007881 100644
--- a/core/logic/intercom.h
+++ b/core/logic/intercom.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ using namespace SourceMod;
  * Add 1 to the RHS of this expression to bump the intercom file
  * This is to prevent mismatching core/logic binaries
  */
-#define SM_LOGIC_MAGIC		(0x0F47C0DE - 15)
+#define SM_LOGIC_MAGIC		(0x0F47C0DE - 16)
 
 #if defined SM_LOGIC
 class IVEngineServer
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ struct sm_core_t
 	ServerGlobals   *serverGlobals;
 	void *          serverFactory;
 	void *          engineFactory;
+	void *          matchmakingDSFactory;
 };
 
 struct sm_logic_t
diff --git a/core/logic_bridge.cpp b/core/logic_bridge.cpp
index bb3021ba..be3664b9 100644
--- a/core/logic_bridge.cpp
+++ b/core/logic_bridge.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,21 @@
 #include "AdminCache.h"
 #include "HalfLife2.h"
 
+#if defined _WIN32
+	#define MATCHMAKINGDS_SUFFIX	""
+	#define MATCHMAKINGDS_EXT	"dll"
+#elif defined __APPLE__
+	#define MATCHMAKINGDS_SUFFIX	""
+	#define MATCHMAKINGDS_EXT	"dylib"
+#elif defined __linux__
+#if SOURCE_ENGINE < SE_LEFT4DEAD2
+	#define MATCHMAKINGDS_SUFFIX	"_i486"
+#else
+	#define MATCHMAKINGDS_SUFFIX	""
+#endif
+	#define MATCHMAKINGDS_EXT	"so"
+#endif
+
 static ILibrary *g_pLogic = NULL;
 static LogicInitFunction logic_init_fn;
 
@@ -206,6 +221,18 @@ void InitLogicBridge()
 	core_bridge.core_ident = g_pCoreIdent;
 	core_bridge.engineFactory = (void *)g_SMAPI->GetEngineFactory(false);
 	core_bridge.serverFactory = (void *)g_SMAPI->GetServerFactory(false);
+
+	ILibrary *mmlib;
+	char path[PLATFORM_MAX_PATH];
+
+	g_LibSys.PathFormat(path, sizeof(path), "%s/bin/matchmaking_ds%s.%s", g_SMAPI->GetBaseDir(), MATCHMAKINGDS_SUFFIX, MATCHMAKINGDS_EXT);
+
+	if (mmlib = g_LibSys.OpenLibrary(path, NULL, 0))
+	{
+		core_bridge.matchmakingDSFactory = mmlib->GetSymbolAddress("CreateInterface");
+		mmlib->CloseLibrary();
+	}
+	
 	logic_init_fn(&core_bridge, &logicore);
 
 	/* Add SMGlobalClass instances */