diff --git a/core/CoreConfig.cpp b/core/CoreConfig.cpp
index c021d767..4201b18a 100644
--- a/core/CoreConfig.cpp
+++ b/core/CoreConfig.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ void CoreConfig::OnSourceModAllInitialized()
 	g_pOnAutoConfigsBuffered = g_Forwards.CreateForward("OnAutoConfigsBuffered", ET_Ignore, 0, NULL);
 }
 
+CoreConfig::CoreConfig() : m_Strings(512)
+{
+}
+
+CoreConfig::~CoreConfig()
+{
+}
+
 void CoreConfig::OnSourceModShutdown()
 {
 	g_RootMenu.RemoveRootConsoleCommand("config", this);
@@ -212,6 +220,10 @@ void CoreConfig::Initialize()
 	/* Format path to config file */
 	g_LibSys.PathFormat(filePath, sizeof(filePath), "%s/%s", g_SourceMod.GetGamePath(), corecfg);
 
+	/* Reset cached key values */
+	m_KeyValues.clear();
+	m_Strings.Reset();
+
 	/* Parse config file */
 	if ((err=textparsers->ParseFile_SMC(filePath, this, NULL)) != SMCError_Okay)
 	{
@@ -250,9 +262,21 @@ ConfigResult CoreConfig::SetConfigOption(const char *option, const char *value,
 		pBase = pBase->m_pGlobalClassNext;
 	}
 
+	m_KeyValues.replace(option, m_Strings.AddString(value));
+
 	return ConfigResult_Ignore;
 }
 
+const char *CoreConfig::GetCoreConfigValue(const char *key)
+{
+	int *pKey = m_KeyValues.retrieve(key);
+	if (pKey == NULL)
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return m_Strings.GetString(*pKey);
+}
+
 bool SM_AreConfigsExecuted()
 {
 	return g_bConfigsExecd;
diff --git a/core/CoreConfig.h b/core/CoreConfig.h
index 5b1c605d..6bf28591 100644
--- a/core/CoreConfig.h
+++ b/core/CoreConfig.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include "sm_globals.h"
 #include <ITextParsers.h>
 #include <IRootConsoleMenu.h>
+#include <sm_trie_tpl.h>
+#include "sm_memtable.h"
 
 using namespace SourceMod;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,9 @@ class CoreConfig :
 	public ITextListener_SMC,
 	public IRootConsoleCommand
 {
+public:
+	CoreConfig();
+	~CoreConfig();
 public: // SMGlobalClass
 	void OnSourceModAllInitialized();
 	void OnSourceModShutdown();
@@ -56,11 +61,15 @@ public:
 	 * Initializes CoreConfig by reading from core.cfg file
 	 */
 	void Initialize();
+	const char *GetCoreConfigValue(const char *key);
 private:
 	/**
 	 * Sets configuration option by notifying SourceMod components that rely on core.cfg
 	 */
 	ConfigResult SetConfigOption(const char *option, const char *value, ConfigSource, char *Error, size_t maxlength);
+private:
+	BaseStringTable m_Strings;
+	KTrie<int> m_KeyValues;
 };
 
 extern bool SM_AreConfigsExecuted();
diff --git a/core/sourcemod.cpp b/core/sourcemod.cpp
index f1b6161c..0b3d7360 100644
--- a/core/sourcemod.cpp
+++ b/core/sourcemod.cpp
@@ -712,6 +712,11 @@ void SourceModBase::AddFrameAction(FRAMEACTION fn, void *data)
 	::AddFrameAction(FrameAction(fn, data));
 }
 
+const char *SourceModBase::GetCoreConfigValue(const char *key)
+{
+	return g_CoreConfig.GetCoreConfigValue(key);
+}
+
 SMGlobalClass *SMGlobalClass::head = NULL;
 
 SMGlobalClass::SMGlobalClass()
diff --git a/core/sourcemod.h b/core/sourcemod.h
index a436b42e..ecf23921 100644
--- a/core/sourcemod.h
+++ b/core/sourcemod.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public: // ISourceMod
 	size_t Format(char *buffer, size_t maxlength, const char *fmt, ...);
 	size_t FormatArgs(char *buffer, size_t maxlength, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
 	void AddFrameAction(FRAMEACTION fn, void *data);
+	const char *GetCoreConfigValue(const char *key);
 private:
 	CStack<CDataPack *> m_freepacks;
 	char m_SMBaseDir[PLATFORM_MAX_PATH];
diff --git a/public/ISourceMod.h b/public/ISourceMod.h
index 09d4bedf..69fe1f0c 100644
--- a/public/ISourceMod.h
+++ b/public/ISourceMod.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 #define SMINTERFACE_SOURCEMOD_NAME		"ISourceMod"
-#define SMINTERFACE_SOURCEMOD_VERSION	9
+#define SMINTERFACE_SOURCEMOD_VERSION	10
 
 /**
 * @brief Forward declaration of the KeyValues class.
@@ -287,6 +287,15 @@ namespace SourceMod
 		 * @param data		Data to pass to function.
 		 */
 		virtual void AddFrameAction(FRAMEACTION fn, void *data) = 0;
+
+		/**
+		 * @brief Retrieves a core.cfg configuration value.
+		 *
+		 * @param key		Core.cfg key phrase.
+		 * @return			Value string, or NULL on failure.
+		 *					The string will be destroyed on core.cfg reparses.
+		 */
+		virtual const char *GetCoreConfigValue(const char *key) = 0;
 	};
 }