diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
index dde3ff711..f10bbfc9a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
@@ -480,6 +480,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
         return (*mGlobalVariables)[name];
     }
 
+    Globals::Data World::getGlobalVariable (const std::string& name) const
+    {
+        return (*mGlobalVariables)[name];
+    }
+
     char World::getGlobalVariableType (const std::string& name) const
     {
         return mGlobalVariables->getType (name);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
index 76d6bd922..f7e5bd3f7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             Globals::Data& getGlobalVariable (const std::string& name);
 
+            Globals::Data getGlobalVariable (const std::string& name) const;
+
             char getGlobalVariableType (const std::string& name) const;
             ///< Return ' ', if there is no global variable with this name.