diff --git a/src/builtins.c b/src/builtins.c
index 40f1e20..3376e05 100644
--- a/src/builtins.c
+++ b/src/builtins.c
@@ -271,6 +271,14 @@ static KrkValue _type(int argc, KrkValue argv[], int hasKw) {
 	return OBJECT_VAL(krk_getType(argv[0]));
 }
 
+KRK_FUNC(getattr,{
+	FUNCTION_TAKES_AT_LEAST(2);
+	KrkValue object = argv[0];
+	CHECK_ARG(1,str,KrkString*,property);
+	return krk_valueGetAttribute(object, property->chars);
+})
+
+
 #define IS_Helper(o)  (krk_isInstanceOf(o, Helper))
 #define AS_Helper(o)  (AS_INSTANCE(o))
 #define IS_LicenseReader(o) (krk_isInstanceOf(o, LicenseReader))
@@ -377,5 +385,6 @@ void _createAndBind_builtins(void) {
 	BUILTIN_FUNCTION("hex", _hex, "Convert an integer value to a hexadecimal string.");
 	BUILTIN_FUNCTION("any", _any, "Returns True if at least one element in the given iterable is truthy, False otherwise.");
 	BUILTIN_FUNCTION("all", _all, "Returns True if every element in the given iterable is truthy, False otherwise.");
+	BUILTIN_FUNCTION("getattr", FUNC_NAME(krk,getattr), "Obtain a property of an object as if it were accessed by the dot operator.");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rline.c b/src/rline.c
index df28de8..3d35bb2 100644
--- a/src/rline.c
+++ b/src/rline.c
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ char * syn_krk_types[] = {
 	"list","dict","range", /* builtin classes */
 	"object","exception","isinstance","type","tuple",
 	"print","set","any","all","bool","ord","chr","hex",
-	"sorted","bytes",
+	"sorted","bytes","getattr",
 	NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/src/vm.c b/src/vm.c
index 543ba8f..d3e2972 100644
--- a/src/vm.c
+++ b/src/vm.c
@@ -1113,6 +1113,12 @@ static KrkValue krk_setclean(int argc, KrkValue argv[], int hasKw) {
 	return NONE_VAL();
 }
 
+static KrkValue krk_import_wrapper(int argc, KrkValue argv[], int hasKw) {
+	if (!argc || !IS_STRING(argv[0])) return krk_runtimeError(vm.exceptions->typeError, "expected string");
+	if (!krk_doRecursiveModuleLoad(AS_STRING(argv[0]))) return NONE_VAL(); /* ImportError already raised */
+	return krk_pop();
+}
+
 void krk_initVM(int flags) {
 	vm.globalFlags = flags & 0xFF00;
 
@@ -1221,6 +1227,7 @@ void krk_initVM(int flags) {
 	krk_defineNative(&vm.system->fields, "getsizeof", krk_getsize);
 	krk_defineNative(&vm.system->fields, "set_clean_output", krk_setclean);
 	krk_defineNative(&vm.system->fields, "set_tracing", krk_set_tracing)->doc = "Toggle debugging modes.";
+	krk_defineNative(&vm.system->fields, "importmodule", krk_import_wrapper)->doc = "Import a module by string name";
 	krk_attachNamedObject(&vm.system->fields, "path_sep", (KrkObj*)S(PATH_SEP));
 	KrkValue module_paths = krk_list_of(0,NULL,0);
 	krk_attachNamedValue(&vm.system->fields, "module_paths", module_paths);
@@ -1719,6 +1726,17 @@ static int valueGetProperty(KrkString * name) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+KrkValue krk_valueGetAttribute(KrkValue value, char * name) {
+	krk_push(OBJECT_VAL(krk_copyString(name,strlen(name))));
+	krk_push(value);
+	if (!valueGetProperty(AS_STRING(krk_peek(1)))) {
+		return krk_runtimeError(vm.exceptions->attributeError, "'%s' object has no attribute '%s'", krk_typeName(krk_peek(0)), name);
+	}
+	krk_swap(1);
+	krk_pop(); /* String */
+	return krk_pop();
+}
+
 static int valueDelProperty(KrkString * name) {
 	if (IS_INSTANCE(krk_peek(0))) {
 		KrkInstance* instance = AS_INSTANCE(krk_peek(0));
diff --git a/src/vm.h b/src/vm.h
index 2219f07..6f65052 100644
--- a/src/vm.h
+++ b/src/vm.h
@@ -741,3 +741,4 @@ extern KrkValue krk_operator_lt(KrkValue,KrkValue);
 extern KrkValue krk_operator_gt(KrkValue,KrkValue);
 
 
+extern KrkValue krk_valueGetAttribute(KrkValue value, char * name);