diff --git a/src/osdi/osdiext.h b/src/osdi/osdiext.h
index 9174a2cf3..936424c86 100644
--- a/src/osdi/osdiext.h
+++ b/src/osdi/osdiext.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ extern int OSDIparam(int, IFvalue *, GENinstance *, IFvalue *);
 extern int OSDIsetup(SMPmatrix *, GENmodel *, CKTcircuit *, int *);
 extern int OSDIunsetup(GENmodel *, CKTcircuit *);
 extern int OSDIask(CKTcircuit *, GENinstance *, int, IFvalue *, IFvalue *);
+extern int OSDImAsk(CKTcircuit *, GENmodel *, int, IFvalue *);
 extern int OSDIload(GENmodel *, CKTcircuit *);
 extern int OSDItemp(GENmodel *, CKTcircuit *);
 extern int OSDIacLoad(GENmodel *, CKTcircuit *);
@@ -39,5 +40,4 @@ extern int OSDIbindCSCComplex(GENmodel *inModel, CKTcircuit *ckt);
 /* extern int OSDIconvTest(GENmodel*,CKTcircuit*); */
 /* extern int OSDImDelete(GENmodel*); */
 /* extern int OSDIgetic(GENmodel*,CKTcircuit*); */
-/* extern int OSDImAsk(CKTcircuit*,GENmodel*,int,IFvalue*); */
 /* extern int OSDIsoaCheck(CKTcircuit *, GENmodel *); */
diff --git a/src/osdi/osdiinit.c b/src/osdi/osdiinit.c
index b647de25e..58174d022 100644
--- a/src/osdi/osdiinit.c
+++ b/src/osdi/osdiinit.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ extern SPICEdev *osdi_create_spicedev(const OsdiRegistryEntry *entry) {
   OSDIinfo->DEVparam = OSDIparam;
   OSDIinfo->DEVmodParam = OSDImParam;
   OSDIinfo->DEVask = OSDIask;
+  OSDIinfo->DEVmodAsk = OSDImAsk;
   OSDIinfo->DEVsetup = OSDIsetup;
   OSDIinfo->DEVpzSetup = OSDIsetup;
   OSDIinfo->DEVtemperature = OSDItemp;
diff --git a/src/osdi/osdiparam.c b/src/osdi/osdiparam.c
index bf39aaa19..f4664629d 100644
--- a/src/osdi/osdiparam.c
+++ b/src/osdi/osdiparam.c
@@ -162,3 +162,21 @@ extern int OSDIask(CKTcircuit *ckt, GENinstance *instPtr, int id,
   void *src = descr->access(inst, model, (uint32_t)id, flags);
   return osdi_read_param(src, value, id, descr);
 }
+
+extern int OSDImAsk(CKTcircuit *ckt, GENmodel *modelPtr, int id,
+                   IFvalue *value) {
+
+  NG_IGNORE(ckt);
+
+  OsdiRegistryEntry *entry = osdi_reg_entry_model(modelPtr);
+  const OsdiDescriptor *descr = entry->descriptor;
+
+  void *model = osdi_model_data(modelPtr);
+
+  if (id >= (int)(descr->num_params)) {
+    return (E_BADPARM);
+  }
+
+  void *src = descr->access(NULL, model, (uint32_t)id, ACCESS_FLAG_READ);
+  return osdi_read_param(src, value, id, descr);
+}