diff --git a/core/smn_keyvalues.cpp b/core/smn_keyvalues.cpp
index 8d018820af..439e643b7e 100644
--- a/core/smn_keyvalues.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_keyvalues.cpp
@@ -751,6 +751,34 @@ static cell_t smn_KvGetDataType(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 	return pStk->pCurRoot.front()->GetDataType(name);
 }
 
+static cell_t smn_KeyValuesExport(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
+{
+	Handle_t hndl = static_cast<Handle_t>(params[1]);
+	HandleError herr;
+	HandleSecurity sec;
+	KeyValueStack *pStk;
+
+	sec.pOwner = NULL;
+	sec.pIdentity = g_pCoreIdent;
+
+	if ((herr=handlesys->ReadHandle(hndl, g_KeyValueType, &sec, (void **)&pStk))
+		!= HandleError_None)
+	{
+		return pCtx->ThrowNativeError("Invalid key value handle %x (error %d)", hndl, herr);
+	}
+
+	KeyValues *pNewKV = new KeyValues(NULL /* Will be initialized in KeyValues::operator=() */ ); 
+
+	*pNewKV = *(pStk->pCurRoot.front()); // KeyValues::operator=() to recursive copy.
+
+	KeyValueStack *pExportStk = new KeyValueStack;
+
+	pExportStk->pBase = pNewKV;
+	pExportStk->pCurRoot.push(pNewKV);
+
+	return handlesys->CreateHandle(g_KeyValueType, pExportStk, pCtx->GetIdentity(), g_pCoreIdent, NULL);
+}
+
 static cell_t smn_KeyValuesToFile(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 {
 	Handle_t hndl = static_cast<Handle_t>(params[1]);
@@ -1241,6 +1269,7 @@ REGISTER_NATIVES(keyvaluenatives)
 	{"KeyValues.Import",				KeyValues_Import},
 	{"KeyValues.ImportFromFile",		smn_FileToKeyValues},
 	{"KeyValues.ImportFromString",		smn_StringToKeyValues},
+	{"KeyValues.Export",				smn_KeyValuesExport},
 	{"KeyValues.ExportToFile",			smn_KeyValuesToFile},
 	{"KeyValues.ExportToString",		smn_KeyValuesToString},
 	{"KeyValues.ExportLength.get",		smn_KeyValuesExportLength},
diff --git a/plugins/include/keyvalues.inc b/plugins/include/keyvalues.inc
index 7e38ad1069..d9f42dac75 100644
--- a/plugins/include/keyvalues.inc
+++ b/plugins/include/keyvalues.inc
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ methodmap KeyValues < Handle
 	// @param firstValue    If firstKey is non-empty, specifies the first key's value.
 	public native KeyValues(const char[] name, const char[] firstKey="", const char[] firstValue="");
 
+	// Exports a KeyValues tree to new descriptor. The tree is dumped from the current position.
+	// The Handle must be closed.
+	//
+	// @return              A Handle to a new KeyValues structure.
+	public native KeyValues Export();
+
 	// Exports a KeyValues tree to a file. The tree is dumped from the current position.
 	//
 	// @param file          File to dump write to.