diff --git a/libobs/obs-internal.h b/libobs/obs-internal.h
index 38b8cba6f..df38f244c 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-internal.h
+++ b/libobs/obs-internal.h
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ struct obs_module {
 	void (*unload)(void);
 	void (*post_load)(void);
 	void (*set_locale)(const char *locale);
+	bool (*get_string)(const char *lookup_string,
+			   const char **translated_string);
 	void (*free_locale)(void);
 	uint32_t (*ver)(void);
 	void (*set_pointer)(obs_module_t *module);
diff --git a/libobs/obs-module.c b/libobs/obs-module.c
index 56ca80547..f5f984121 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-module.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-module.c
@@ -55,9 +55,29 @@ static int load_module_exports(struct obs_module *mod, const char *path)
 	mod->name = os_dlsym(mod->module, "obs_module_name");
 	mod->description = os_dlsym(mod->module, "obs_module_description");
 	mod->author = os_dlsym(mod->module, "obs_module_author");
+	mod->get_string = os_dlsym(mod->module, "obs_module_get_string");
 	return MODULE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+bool obs_module_get_locale_string(const obs_module_t *mod,
+				  const char *lookup_string,
+				  const char **translated_string)
+{
+	if (mod->get_string) {
+		return mod->get_string(lookup_string, translated_string);
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+const char *obs_module_get_locale_text(const obs_module_t *mod,
+				       const char *text)
+{
+	const char *str = text;
+	obs_module_get_locale_string(mod, text, &str);
+	return str;
+}
+
 static inline char *get_module_name(const char *file)
 {
 	static size_t ext_len = 0;
diff --git a/libobs/obs-module.h b/libobs/obs-module.h
index ea57cb2ed..5f9980671 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-module.h
+++ b/libobs/obs-module.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ MODULE_EXTERN const char *obs_module_text(const char *lookup_string);
 
 /** Helper function for looking up locale if default locale handler was used,
  * returns true if text found, otherwise false */
-MODULE_EXTERN bool obs_module_get_string(const char *lookup_string,
+MODULE_EXPORT bool obs_module_get_string(const char *lookup_string,
 					 const char **translated_string);
 
 /** Helper function that returns the current module */
diff --git a/libobs/obs.h b/libobs/obs.h
index 95eb9e025..09ab78d56 100644
--- a/libobs/obs.h
+++ b/libobs/obs.h
@@ -423,6 +423,14 @@ EXPORT bool obs_init_module(obs_module_t *module);
 /** Returns a module based upon its name, or NULL if not found */
 EXPORT obs_module_t *obs_get_module(const char *name);
 
+/** Returns locale text from a specific module */
+EXPORT bool obs_module_get_locale_string(const obs_module_t *mod,
+					 const char *lookup_string,
+					 const char **translated_string);
+
+EXPORT const char *obs_module_get_locale_text(const obs_module_t *mod,
+					      const char *text);
+
 /** Logs loaded modules */
 EXPORT void obs_log_loaded_modules(void);