diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index fa6c7cdc02..82c9af1379 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -521,6 +521,15 @@ bool runloop_ctl(enum runloop_ctl_state state, void *data)
          return true;
       case RUNLOOP_CTL_HAS_CORE_OPTIONS:
          return runloop_system.core_options;
+      case RUNLOOP_CTL_CURRENT_CORE_GET:
+         {
+            global_t *global   = global_get_ptr();
+            core_info_t **core = (core_info_t**)data;
+            if (!core || !global)
+               return false;
+            *core = global->core_info.current;
+         }
+         return true;
       case RUNLOOP_CTL_SYSTEM_INFO_GET:
          {
             rarch_system_info_t **system = (rarch_system_info_t**)data;
diff --git a/runloop.h b/runloop.h
index 88ad4946b1..6ec0812ce9 100644
--- a/runloop.h
+++ b/runloop.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ enum runloop_ctl_state
    RUNLOOP_CTL_SET_PERFCNT_ENABLE,
    RUNLOOP_CTL_UNSET_PERFCNT_ENABLE,
    RUNLOOP_CTL_IS_PERFCNT_ENABLE,
+   RUNLOOP_CTL_CURRENT_CORE_GET,
    RUNLOOP_CTL_DATA_DEINIT,
    /* Checks for state changes in this frame. */
    RUNLOOP_CTL_CHECK_STATE,