diff --git a/core/dictionary.cpp b/core/dictionary.cpp
index ccbdff38165..6a3ab82879c 100644
--- a/core/dictionary.cpp
+++ b/core/dictionary.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,15 @@ Variant Dictionary::get_valid(const Variant &p_key) const {
 	return E.get();
 }
 
+Variant Dictionary::get(const Variant &p_key, const Variant &p_default) const {
+	const Variant *result = getptr(p_key);
+	if (!result) {
+		return p_default;
+	}
+
+	return *result;
+}
+
 int Dictionary::size() const {
 
 	return _p->variant_map.size();
diff --git a/core/dictionary.h b/core/dictionary.h
index d3b98c2f633..b77cc55254b 100644
--- a/core/dictionary.h
+++ b/core/dictionary.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
 	Variant *getptr(const Variant &p_key);
 
 	Variant get_valid(const Variant &p_key) const;
+	Variant get(const Variant &p_key, const Variant &p_default) const;
 
 	int size() const;
 	bool empty() const;
diff --git a/core/variant_call.cpp b/core/variant_call.cpp
index 8e363cd5355..0c6e43fe365 100644
--- a/core/variant_call.cpp
+++ b/core/variant_call.cpp
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ struct _VariantCall {
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(Dictionary, keys);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM0R(Dictionary, values);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM1R(Dictionary, duplicate);
+	VCALL_LOCALMEM2R(Dictionary, get);
 
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM2(Array, set);
 	VCALL_LOCALMEM1R(Array, get);
@@ -1677,6 +1678,7 @@ void register_variant_methods() {
 	ADDFUNC0R(DICTIONARY, ARRAY, Dictionary, keys, varray());
 	ADDFUNC0R(DICTIONARY, ARRAY, Dictionary, values, varray());
 	ADDFUNC1R(DICTIONARY, DICTIONARY, Dictionary, duplicate, BOOL, "deep", varray(false));
+	ADDFUNC2R(DICTIONARY, NIL, Dictionary, get, NIL, "key", NIL, "default", varray(Variant()));
 
 	ADDFUNC0R(ARRAY, INT, Array, size, varray());
 	ADDFUNC0R(ARRAY, BOOL, Array, empty, varray());
diff --git a/doc/classes/Dictionary.xml b/doc/classes/Dictionary.xml
index 06c996e13e7..cc58c564045 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Dictionary.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Dictionary.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,17 @@
 				Return the list of values in the [code]Dictionary[/code].
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="get">
+			<return type="Variant">
+			</return>
+			<argument index="0" name="key" type="Variant">
+			</argument>
+			<argument index="1" name="default" type="Variant" default="null">
+			</argument>
+			<description>
+				Returns the current value for the specified key in the [code]Dictionary[/code]. If the key does not exist, the method returns the value of the optional default argument, or Null if it is omitted.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 	</methods>
 	<constants>
 	</constants>