diff --git a/addons/common/CfgFunctions.hpp b/addons/common/CfgFunctions.hpp
index 476bdc683..5c4cac9fb 100644
--- a/addons/common/CfgFunctions.hpp
+++ b/addons/common/CfgFunctions.hpp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ class CfgFunctions {
             PATHTO_FNC(deleteNamespace);
             PATHTO_FNC(allNamespaces);
             PATHTO_FNC(directCall);
+            PATHTO_FNC(getMacro);
             PATHTO_FNC(objectRandom);
             PATHTO_FNC(execNextFrame);
             PATHTO_FNC(execAfterNFrames);
diff --git a/addons/common/fnc_getMacro.inc.sqf b/addons/common/fnc_getMacro.inc.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0dda80fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/common/fnc_getMacro.inc.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+switch (_this) do {
+    case "__DATE_ARR__": { [__DATE_ARR__] }; // [2024,11,10,16,19,39]
+    case "__DATE_STR__": { __DATE_STR__ }; // "2024/11/10, 16:19:39"
+    case "__DATE_STR_ISO8601__": { __DATE_STR_ISO8601__ }; // "2024-11-10T22:19:39Z"
+    case "__TIME__": { '__TIME__' }; // 16:19:39 (quoted because invalid number)
+    case "__TIME_UTC__": { '__TIME_UTC__' }; // 22:19:39
+    case "__TIMESTAMP_UTC__": { '__TIMESTAMP_UTC__' }; // 1731277179 (quoted because float will not have precision for 32+ bits)
+    case "__DAY__": { __DAY__ }; // 10
+    case "__MONTH__": { __MONTH__ }; // 11
+    case "__YEAR__": { __YEAR__ }; // 2024
+    case "__GAME_VER__": { '__GAME_VER__' }; // 2.18.152302 (quoted because invalid number)
+    case "__GAME_VER_MAJ__": { __GAME_VER_MAJ__ }; // 2
+    case "__GAME_VER_MIN__": { __GAME_VER_MIN__ }; // 18
+    case "__GAME_BUILD__": { __GAME_BUILD__ }; // 152302
+    case "__A3_DIAG__": { 
+        #if __A3_DIAG__
+        true
+        #else 
+        false
+        #endif
+    };
+    case "__A3_DEBUG__": { 
+        #if __A3_DEBUG__
+        true
+        #else 
+        false
+        #endif
+    };
+    case "__A3_EXPERIMENTAL__": { 
+        #if __A3_EXPERIMENTAL__
+        true
+        #else 
+        false
+        #endif
+    };
+    case "__A3_PROFILING__": { 
+        #if __A3_PROFILING__
+        true
+        #else 
+        false
+        #endif
+    };
+    default { "ERROR-invalid macro"};
+}
diff --git a/addons/common/fnc_getMacro.sqf b/addons/common/fnc_getMacro.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3576ff02c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/common/fnc_getMacro.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Function: CBA_fnc_getMacro
+
+Description:
+    Gets the value of special macros
+
+Parameters:
+    0: Macro Name <STRING>
+
+Returns:
+    None
+
+Examples:
+    (begin example)
+        "__DATE_ARR__" call CBA_fnc_getMacro;
+    (end)
+
+Author:
+    PabstMirror
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+params ["_macro"];
+
+_macro call compileScript [QPATHTOF(fnc_getMacro.inc.sqf)]