diff --git a/doc/script_commands.txt b/doc/script_commands.txt
index ca4f58a00b..b4daf38a12 100644
--- a/doc/script_commands.txt
+++ b/doc/script_commands.txt
@@ -3583,14 +3583,15 @@ This command does not count skills which are set as flag 4 (permament granted) (
 ---------------------------------------
 
 *getmonsterinfo(<mob ID>,<type>)
+*getmonsterinfo(<mob name>,<type>)
 
-This function will look up the monster with the specified ID number in the
-mob database and return the info set by TYPE argument.
+This function will look up the monster with the specified <mob ID> or <mob name> in the
+mob database and return the info set by <type> argument.
 It will return -1 if there is no such monster (or the type value is invalid),
 or "null" if you requested the monster's name.
 
 Valid types are:
-	MOB_NAME - monster's name, if there is no such monster "null" is returned
+	MOB_NAME - monster's japanese name, if there is no such monster "null" is returned
 	MOB_LV - monster's level
 	MOB_MAXHP - monster's maximum hp
 	MOB_BASEEXP - monster's base experience
@@ -3615,6 +3616,7 @@ Valid types are:
 	MOB_ELEMENT - monster's element(doesn't return the element level, only the element ID)
 	MOB_MODE - monster's mode
 	MOB_MVPEXP - monster's mvp experience
+	MOB_ID - monster's ID
 
 For more details, see the sample in 'doc/sample/getmonsterinfo.txt'.
 
diff --git a/src/map/script.cpp b/src/map/script.cpp
index b1a0074cca..e61782653d 100644
--- a/src/map/script.cpp
+++ b/src/map/script.cpp
@@ -18067,24 +18067,32 @@ BUILDIN_FUNC(delmonsterdrop)
  * Returns some values of a monster [Lupus]
  * Name, Level, race, size, etc...
 	getmonsterinfo(monsterID,queryIndex);
+	getmonsterinfo(monsterName,queryIndex);
  *------------------------------------------*/
 BUILDIN_FUNC(getmonsterinfo)
 {
-	int mob_id;
+	std::shared_ptr<s_mob_db> mob = nullptr;
 
-	mob_id	= script_getnum(st,2);
-	if (!mobdb_checkid(mob_id)) {
+	if (script_isstring(st, 2))
+		mob = mobdb_search_aegisname(script_getstr(st, 2));
+	else {
+		uint16 mob_id = script_getnum(st, 2);
+
+		if (!mob_is_clone(mob_id)) {
+			mob = mob_db.find(mob_id);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (mob == nullptr) {
 		//ShowError("buildin_getmonsterinfo: Wrong Monster ID: %i\n", mob_id);
-		if ( script_getnum(st,3) == MOB_NAME ) // requested the name
-			script_pushconststr(st,"null");
+		if (script_getnum(st, 3) == MOB_NAME) // requested the name
+			script_pushconststr(st, "null");
 		else
-			script_pushint(st,-1);
+			script_pushint(st, -1);
 		return SCRIPT_CMD_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-	std::shared_ptr<s_mob_db> mob = mob_db.find(mob_id);
-
-	switch ( script_getnum(st,3) ) {
+	switch ( script_getnum(st, 3) ) {
 		case MOB_NAME:		script_pushstrcopy(st,mob->jname.c_str()); break;
 		case MOB_LV:		script_pushint(st,mob->lv); break;
 		case MOB_MAXHP:		script_pushint(st,mob->status.max_hp); break;
@@ -18110,6 +18118,7 @@ BUILDIN_FUNC(getmonsterinfo)
 		case MOB_ELEMENT:	script_pushint(st,mob->status.def_ele); break;
 		case MOB_MODE:		script_pushint(st,mob->status.mode); break;
 		case MOB_MVPEXP:	script_pushint(st,mob->mexp); break;
+		case MOB_ID:		script_pushint(st,mob->id); break;
 		default: script_pushint(st,-1); //wrong Index
 	}
 	return SCRIPT_CMD_SUCCESS;
@@ -26724,7 +26733,7 @@ struct script_function buildin_func[] = {
 	BUILDIN_DEF(setitemscript,"is?"), //Set NEW item bonus script. Lupus
 	BUILDIN_DEF(disguise,"i?"), //disguise player. Lupus
 	BUILDIN_DEF(undisguise,"?"), //undisguise player. Lupus
-	BUILDIN_DEF(getmonsterinfo,"ii"), //Lupus
+	BUILDIN_DEF(getmonsterinfo,"vi"), //Lupus
 	BUILDIN_DEF(addmonsterdrop,"vii??"), //Akinari [Lupus]
 	BUILDIN_DEF(delmonsterdrop,"vi"), //Akinari [Lupus]
 	BUILDIN_DEF(axtoi,"s"),
diff --git a/src/map/script.hpp b/src/map/script.hpp
index 51aaa454c2..0a0c759771 100644
--- a/src/map/script.hpp
+++ b/src/map/script.hpp
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ enum monsterinfo_types {
 	MOB_RACE,
 	MOB_ELEMENT,
 	MOB_MODE,
-	MOB_MVPEXP
+	MOB_MVPEXP,
+	MOB_ID,
 };
 
 enum petinfo_types {
diff --git a/src/map/script_constants.hpp b/src/map/script_constants.hpp
index 25ce19a670..09d5aa5986 100644
--- a/src/map/script_constants.hpp
+++ b/src/map/script_constants.hpp
@@ -4462,6 +4462,7 @@
 	export_constant(MOB_ELEMENT);
 	export_constant(MOB_MODE);
 	export_constant(MOB_MVPEXP);
+	export_constant(MOB_ID);
 
 	/* petinfo types */
 	export_constant(PETINFO_ID);