diff --git a/cpp/mimis/src/mimis.cpp b/cpp/mimis/src/mimis.cpp
index 18b9d34..c0d23c7 100644
--- a/cpp/mimis/src/mimis.cpp
+++ b/cpp/mimis/src/mimis.cpp
@@ -63,3 +63,27 @@ JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_mimis_util_Native_terminate(JNIEnv *env, jclass
 	delete hProcess;
 	return bResult;
 }
+
+JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_mimis_util_Native_getValue(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jint registry, jstring jkey, jstring jname) {
+	const char *key = env->GetStringUTFChars(jkey, 0);
+	const char *name = env->GetStringUTFChars(jname, 0);
+	HKEY hKey;
+	char *value = NULL;
+	if (RegOpenKey((HKEY) registry, key, &hKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+		char nameBuffer[255];
+		byte valueBuffer[255];
+		DWORD dwNameSize = sizeof(nameBuffer);
+		DWORD dwValueSize = sizeof(valueBuffer);
+		int i = 0;
+		while (RegEnumValue(hKey, i++, nameBuffer, &dwNameSize, NULL, NULL, valueBuffer, &dwValueSize) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+			if (strcmp(name, nameBuffer) == 0) {
+				value = (char*) valueBuffer;
+				break;
+			}
+			dwNameSize = sizeof(nameBuffer);
+		}
+	}
+	fflush(stdout);
+	RegCloseKey(hKey);
+	return env->NewStringUTF(value);
+}
diff --git a/cpp/mimis/src/mimis.h b/cpp/mimis/src/mimis.h
index b5417fa..fe78f72 100644
--- a/cpp/mimis/src/mimis.h
+++ b/cpp/mimis/src/mimis.h
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_mimis_util_Native_isRunning
  */
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_mimis_util_Native_terminate
   (JNIEnv *, jclass, jstring);
+/*
+ * Class:     mimis_util_Native
+ * Method:    getValue
+ * Signature: (Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     mimis_util_Native
+ * Method:    getValue
+ * Signature: (Lmimis/value/Registry;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_mimis_util_Native_getValue
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jint, jstring, jstring);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }