diff --git a/lib/modules/Stdio.pmod b/lib/modules/Stdio.pmod
index 5499910414920d028d6656ae9b289a470aa39873..231b76b8b990ae92470c7ad2be413015c4d10e7b 100644
--- a/lib/modules/Stdio.pmod
+++ b/lib/modules/Stdio.pmod
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ class FILE {
       return file::seek(pos);
     }
 
+    int tell()
+    {
+      return bpos;
+    }
+
     int close(void|string mode)
     {
       bpos=0;