diff --git a/dev/tests/example.lua b/dev/tests/example.lua
index 3dbe1197..7eccf874 100644
--- a/dev/tests/example.lua
+++ b/dev/tests/example.lua
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ assert(player.get_name(pid) == "Xerxes")
 test.sleep_until(function() return world.count_chunks() >= 9 end, 1000)
 print(world.count_chunks())
 
-timeit(10000000, block.get, 0, 0, 0)
-timeit(10000000, core.blank, 0, 0, 0)
+for i=1,10 do
+    print("--------------------")
+    timeit(10000000, block.get_fast, 0, 0, 0)
+    timeit(10000000, block.get, 0, 0, 0)
+end
 
 block.destruct(0, 0, 0, pid)
 assert(block.get(0, 0, 0) == 0)
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libblock.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libblock.cpp
index c0bf1ef6..fb2a5560 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libblock.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libblock.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ static int l_get(lua::State* L) {
     return lua::pushinteger(L, id);
 }
 
+static int l_get_fast(lua::State* L) {
+    auto x = lua::tointeger(L, 1);
+    auto y = lua::tointeger(L, 2);
+    auto z = lua::tointeger(L, 3);
+    auto vox = blocks_agent::get(*level->chunks, x, y, z);
+    int id = vox == nullptr ? -1 : vox->id;
+    return lua::pushinteger(L, id);
+}
+
 static int l_get_x(lua::State* L) {
     auto x = lua::tointeger(L, 1);
     auto y = lua::tointeger(L, 2);
@@ -629,6 +638,7 @@ const luaL_Reg blocklib[] = {
     {"is_solid_at", lua::wrap<l_is_solid_at>},
     {"is_replaceable_at", lua::wrap<l_is_replaceable_at>},
     {"set", lua::wrap<l_set>},
+    {"get_fast", lua::wrap<l_get_fast>},
     {"get", lua::wrap<l_get>},
     {"get_X", lua::wrap<l_get_x>},
     {"get_Y", lua::wrap<l_get_y>},