diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/reslib.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/reslib.h
index ba235c033..0bb20b7a3 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/reslib.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/reslib.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ BOOLEAN FreeResource (RESOURCE res);
 COUNT CountResourceTypes (void);
 DWORD res_GetIntResource (RESOURCE res);
 BOOLEAN res_GetBooleanResource (RESOURCE res);
+const char *res_GetResourceType (RESOURCE res);
 
 void LoadResourceIndex (uio_DirHandle *dir, const char *filename);
 
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/getres.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/getres.c
index f735ed12f..f078a0d68 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/getres.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/getres.c
@@ -73,6 +73,31 @@ err:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+const char *
+res_GetResourceType (RESOURCE res)
+{
+	RESOURCE_INDEX resourceIndex;
+	ResourceDesc *desc;
+	
+	if (res == NULL_RESOURCE)
+	{
+		log_add (log_Warning, "Trying to get type of null resource");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	
+	resourceIndex = _get_current_index_header ();
+	desc = lookupResourceDesc (resourceIndex, res);
+	if (desc == NULL)
+	{
+		log_add (log_Warning, "Trying to get type of undefined resource '%s'",
+				res);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	
+	return desc->vtable->resType;
+}
+	
+
 // Get a resource by its resource ID.
 void *
 res_GetResource (RESOURCE res)