diff --git a/sourcepawn/vm/sp_vm.c b/sourcepawn/vm/sp_vm.c
index 2c6685300..b9651fb4c 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/vm/sp_vm.c
+++ b/sourcepawn/vm/sp_vm.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include "sp_vm.h"
 
@@ -105,3 +106,19 @@ int SP_HeapRelease(sp_context_t *ctx, cell_t local_addr)
 
 	return SP_ERR_NONE;
 }
+
+int SP_FindNativeByName(sp_context_t *ctx, const char *name, uint32_t *index)
+{
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ctx->plugin->info->natives_num; i++)
+	{
+		if (!strcmp(name, ctx->natives[i].name))
+		{
+			if (index)
+				*index = i;
+			return SP_ERR_NONE;
+		}
+	}
+	return SP_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
+}
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