diff --git a/src/libcalamares/locale/Global.cpp b/src/libcalamares/locale/Global.cpp
index a23a10478..c9fb27fbc 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/locale/Global.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/locale/Global.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ clearGS( Calamares::GlobalStorage& gs )
     gs.remove( gsKey );
 }
 
+QString
+readGS( Calamares::GlobalStorage& gs, const QString& key )
+{
+    if ( gs.contains( gsKey ) )
+    {
+        QVariantMap localeConf = gs.value( gsKey ).toMap();
+        if ( localeConf.contains( key ) )
+        {
+            return localeConf.value( key ).toString();
+        }
+    }
+    return QString();
+}
 
 }  // namespace Locale
 }  // namespace CalamaresUtils
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/locale/Global.h b/src/libcalamares/locale/Global.h
index abcf43dcd..cf23ef7df 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/locale/Global.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/locale/Global.h
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ DLLEXPORT void removeGS( Calamares::GlobalStorage& gs, const QString& key );
  */
 DLLEXPORT void clearGS( Calamares::GlobalStorage& gs );
 
+/** @brief Gets a value from the *localeConf* map in @p gs
+ *
+ * If the key is not set (or doesn't exist), returns QString().
+ */
+DLLEXPORT QString readGS( Calamares::GlobalStorage& gs, const QString& key );
+
 }  // namespace Locale
 }  // namespace CalamaresUtils