diff --git a/html/forum/forum.inc b/html/forum/forum.inc
index b946a6b418..9dd43fd753 100644
--- a/html/forum/forum.inc
+++ b/html/forum/forum.inc
@@ -202,4 +202,8 @@ function getThread($threadID) {
 	return getNextThread(sql_query($sql));
 }
 
+function getPost($postID) {
+        $sql = "SELECT * FROM post WHERE id = ".$postID;
+        return getNextPost(sql_query($sql));
+}
 ?>
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