diff --git a/core/GameConfigs.cpp b/core/GameConfigs.cpp
index 104615c8..f4bbb6d1 100644
--- a/core/GameConfigs.cpp
+++ b/core/GameConfigs.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "ShareSys.h"
 #include "MemoryUtils.h"
 #include "LibrarySys.h"
+#include "HandleSys.h"
 
 #if defined PLATFORM_LINUX
 #include <dlfcn.h>
@@ -560,3 +561,19 @@ void GameConfigManager::CloseGameConfigFile(IGameConfig *cfg)
 		delete pConfig;
 	}
 }
+
+extern HandleType_t g_GameConfigsType;
+
+IGameConfig *GameConfigManager::ReadHandle(Handle_t hndl, IdentityToken_t *ident, HandleError *err)
+{
+	HandleSecurity sec(ident, g_pCoreIdent);
+	IGameConfig *conf = NULL;
+	HandleError _err = g_HandleSys.ReadHandle(hndl, g_GameConfigsType, &sec, (void **)&conf);
+
+	if (err)
+	{
+		*err = _err;
+	}
+
+	return conf;
+}
diff --git a/core/GameConfigs.h b/core/GameConfigs.h
index d66bb909..78621d0e 100644
--- a/core/GameConfigs.h
+++ b/core/GameConfigs.h
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ public:
 public: //IGameConfigManager
 	bool LoadGameConfigFile(const char *file, IGameConfig **pConfig, char *error, size_t maxlength);
 	void CloseGameConfigFile(IGameConfig *cfg);
+	IGameConfig *ReadHandle(Handle_t hndl,
+		IdentityToken_t *ident,
+		HandleError *err);
 public: //SMGlobalClass
 	void OnSourceModStartup(bool late);
 	void OnSourceModAllInitialized();
diff --git a/public/IGameConfigs.h b/public/IGameConfigs.h
index 213a5d33..2d6d013b 100644
--- a/public/IGameConfigs.h
+++ b/public/IGameConfigs.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define _INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_GAMECONFIG_SYSTEM_H_
 
 #include <IShareSys.h>
+#include <IHandleSys.h>
 
 /**
  * @file IGameConfigs.h
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
  */
 
 #define SMINTERFACE_GAMECONFIG_NAME			"IGameConfigManager"
-#define SMINTERFACE_GAMECONFIG_VERSION		2
+#define SMINTERFACE_GAMECONFIG_VERSION		3
 
 class SendProp;
 
@@ -69,8 +70,9 @@ namespace SourceMod
 		 *
 		 * @param key			Name of the signature.
 		 * @param addr			Pointer to store the memory address in.
-		 * @return				A MemorySignature pointer on success, or NULL 
-		 *						if the key was not found.
+		 * @return				True if the key was found, false otherwise.
+		 *						Note that true is a valid return even if the
+		 *						address is NULL.
 		 */
 		virtual bool GetMemSig(const char *key, void **addr) =0;
 	};
@@ -93,23 +95,40 @@ namespace SourceMod
 		/**
 		 * @brief Loads or finds an already loaded game config file.  
 		 *
-		 * @param file		File to load.  The path must be relative to the 'gamedata'
-		 *					folder under the config folder, and the extension should be omitted.
-		 * @param pConfig	Pointer to store the game config pointer.  Pointer will be valid even on failure.
+		 * @param file		File to load.  The path must be relative to the 
+		 *					'gamedata' folder and the extension should be 
+		 *					omitted.
+		 * @param pConfig	Pointer to store the game config pointer.  Pointer 
+		 *					will be valid even on failure.
 		 * @param error		Optional error message buffer.
 		 * @param maxlength	Maximum length of the error buffer.
 		 * @return			True on success, false if the file failed.
 		 */
-		virtual bool LoadGameConfigFile(const char *file, IGameConfig **pConfig, char *error, size_t maxlength) =0;
+		virtual bool LoadGameConfigFile(const char *file, 
+			IGameConfig **pConfig, 
+			char *error, 
+			size_t maxlength) =0;
 
 		/**
-		 * @brief Closes an IGameConfig pointer.  Since a file can be loaded more than once,
-		 * the file will not actually be removed from memory until it is closed once for each
-		 * call to LoadGameConfigfile().
+		 * @brief Closes an IGameConfig pointer.  Since a file can be loaded 
+		 * more than once, the file will not actually be removed from memory 
+		 * until it is closed once for each call to LoadGameConfigfile().
 		 *
 		 * @param cfg		Pointer to the IGameConfig to close.
 		 */
 		virtual void CloseGameConfigFile(IGameConfig *cfg) =0;
+
+		/**
+		 * @brief Reads an GameConfig Handle.
+		 *
+		 * @param hndl		Handle to read.
+		 * @param ident		Identity of the owner (can be NULL).
+		 * @param err		Optional error buffer.
+		 * @return			IGameConfig pointer on success, NULL otherwise.
+		 */
+		virtual IGameConfig *ReadHandle(Handle_t hndl,
+			IdentityToken_t *ident,
+			HandleError *err) =0;										
 	};
 }