diff --git a/src/C4Landscape.cpp b/src/C4Landscape.cpp
index c0cda0f74..e13221588 100644
--- a/src/C4Landscape.cpp
+++ b/src/C4Landscape.cpp
@@ -2699,6 +2699,34 @@ bool C4Landscape::DrawDefMap(int32_t iX, int32_t iY, int32_t iWdt, int32_t iHgt,
 	return fSuccess;
 }
 
+bool C4Landscape::DrawCreatorMap(int32_t iX, int32_t iY, int32_t iWdt, int32_t iHgt, const char *szMapDef)
+{
+	// safety
+	if (!szMapDef || !pMapCreator) return false;
+	// clip to landscape size
+	if (!ClipRect(iX, iY, iWdt, iHgt)) return false;
+	// get needed map size
+	int32_t iMapWdt = (iWdt - 1) / MapZoom + 1;
+	int32_t iMapHgt = (iHgt - 1) / MapZoom + 1;
+	bool fSuccess = false;
+	// this will also append to the MapCreator Tree
+	pMapCreator->ReadScript(szMapDef);
+	C4MCMap *pMap = pMapCreator->GetMap(nullptr);
+	if (!pMap) return false;
+	pMap->SetSize(iMapWdt, iMapHgt);
+	// pMapCreator->Render() will use the last map in the MapCreator tree
+	CSurface8 *sfcMap = pMapCreator->Render(nullptr);
+	if (sfcMap)
+	{
+		// map to landscape
+		fSuccess = MapToLandscape(sfcMap, 0, 0, iMapWdt, iMapHgt, iX, iY);
+	}
+	// cleanup
+	delete sfcMap;
+	// done
+	return fSuccess;
+}
+
 bool C4Landscape::ClipRect(int32_t &rX, int32_t &rY, int32_t &rWdt, int32_t &rHgt)
 {
 	// clip by bounds
diff --git a/src/C4Landscape.h b/src/C4Landscape.h
index b26e66879..23d4483ec 100644
--- a/src/C4Landscape.h
+++ b/src/C4Landscape.h
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class C4Landscape
 	bool DrawMap(int32_t iX, int32_t iY, int32_t iWdt, int32_t iHgt, const char *szMapDef); // creates and draws a map section using MapCreatorS2
 	bool ClipRect(int32_t &rX, int32_t &rY, int32_t &rWdt, int32_t &rHgt); // clip given rect by landscape size; return whether anything is left unclipped
 	bool DrawDefMap(int32_t iX, int32_t iY, int32_t iWdt, int32_t iHgt, const char *szMapDef); // creates and draws a map section using MapCreatorS2 and a map from the loaded Landscape.txt
+	bool DrawCreatorMap(int32_t iX, int32_t iY, int32_t iWdt, int32_t iHgt, const char *szMapDef); // creates and appends a map to the loaded Landscape.txt and uses the MapCreatorS2 to draw it
 
 	bool SetModulation(uint32_t dwWithClr) // adjust the way the landscape is blitted
 	{
diff --git a/src/C4Script.cpp b/src/C4Script.cpp
index 6629989a6..d8c2279fe 100644
--- a/src/C4Script.cpp
+++ b/src/C4Script.cpp
@@ -4846,6 +4846,12 @@ static C4ValueInt FnDrawDefMap(C4AulContext *cctx, C4ValueInt iX, C4ValueInt iY,
 	return Game.Landscape.DrawDefMap(iX, iY, iWdt, iHgt, FnStringPar(szMapDef));
 }
 
+static C4ValueInt FnDrawCreatorMap(C4AulContext *cctx, C4ValueInt iX, C4ValueInt iY, C4ValueInt iWdt, C4ValueInt iHgt, C4String *szMapDef)
+{
+	// draw it!
+	return Game.Landscape.DrawCreatorMap(iX, iY, iWdt, iHgt, FnStringPar(szMapDef));
+}
+
 static bool FnCreateParticle(C4AulContext *cthr, C4String *szName, C4ValueInt iX, C4ValueInt iY, C4ValueInt iXDir, C4ValueInt iYDir, C4ValueInt a, C4ValueInt b, C4Object *pObj, bool fBack)
 {
 	// safety
@@ -6930,6 +6936,7 @@ void InitFunctionMap(C4AulScriptEngine *pEngine)
 	AddFunc(pEngine, "UnselectCrew",                    FnUnselectCrew);
 	AddFunc(pEngine, "DrawMap",                         FnDrawMap);
 	AddFunc(pEngine, "DrawDefMap",                      FnDrawDefMap);
+	AddFunc(pEngine, "DrawCreatorMap",                  FnDrawCreatorMap);
 	AddFunc(pEngine, "CreateParticle",                  FnCreateParticle);
 	AddFunc(pEngine, "CastParticles",                   FnCastParticles);
 	AddFunc(pEngine, "CastBackParticles",               FnCastBackParticles);