diff --git a/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.cpp b/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.cpp
index 15f8c7ebb..623b0c958 100644
--- a/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.cpp
+++ b/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.cpp
@@ -1096,6 +1096,37 @@ std::vector<std::string> BlenderConnection::DataStream::getArmatureNames()
     return ret;
 }
 
+std::vector<std::string> BlenderConnection::DataStream::getSubtypeNames()
+{
+    if (m_parent->m_loadedType != BlendType::Actor)
+        BlenderLog.report(logvisor::Fatal, _S("%s is not an ACTOR blend"),
+                          m_parent->m_loadedBlend.getAbsolutePath().c_str());
+
+    m_parent->_writeLine("GETSUBTYPENAMES");
+
+    char readBuf[256];
+    m_parent->_readLine(readBuf, 256);
+    if (strcmp(readBuf, "OK"))
+        BlenderLog.report(logvisor::Fatal, "unable to get subtypes of actor: %s", readBuf);
+
+    std::vector<std::string> ret;
+
+    uint32_t subCount;
+    m_parent->_readBuf(&subCount, 4);
+    ret.reserve(subCount);
+    for (uint32_t i=0 ; i<subCount ; ++i)
+    {
+        ret.emplace_back();
+        std::string& name = ret.back();
+        uint32_t bufSz;
+        m_parent->_readBuf(&bufSz, 4);
+        name.assign(bufSz, ' ');
+        m_parent->_readBuf(&name[0], bufSz);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 std::vector<std::string> BlenderConnection::DataStream::getActionNames()
 {
     if (m_parent->m_loadedType != BlendType::Actor)
diff --git a/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.hpp b/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.hpp
index 860a4307c..f77eb23f8 100644
--- a/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.hpp
+++ b/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.hpp
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ public:
 
         Actor compileActor();
         std::vector<std::string> getArmatureNames();
+        std::vector<std::string> getSubtypeNames();
         std::vector<std::string> getActionNames();
 
         struct Matrix3f
diff --git a/hecl/blender/hecl/sact/__init__.py b/hecl/blender/hecl/sact/__init__.py
index d4f0ab1bd..6f718a9d6 100644
--- a/hecl/blender/hecl/sact/__init__.py
+++ b/hecl/blender/hecl/sact/__init__.py
@@ -310,6 +310,14 @@ def get_armature_names(writebuf):
         writebuf(struct.pack('I', len(arm.name)))
         writebuf(arm.name.encode())
 
+# Access actor's contained subtype names
+def get_subtype_names(writebuf):
+    writebuf(struct.pack('I', len(sact_data.subtypes)))
+    for sub_idx in range(len(sact_data.subtypes)):
+        subtype = sact_data.subtypes[sub_idx]
+        writebuf(struct.pack('I', len(subtype.name)))
+        writebuf(subtype.name.encode())
+
 # Access actor's contained action names
 def get_action_names(writebuf):
     writebuf(struct.pack('I', len(sact_data.actions)))
diff --git a/hecl/blender/hecl_blendershell.py b/hecl/blender/hecl_blendershell.py
index e965a7e4d..dc5e4e891 100644
--- a/hecl/blender/hecl_blendershell.py
+++ b/hecl/blender/hecl_blendershell.py
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ def dataout_loop():
             writepipeline(b'OK')
             hecl.sact.get_armature_names(writepipebuf)
 
+        elif cmdargs[0] == 'GETSUBTYPENAMES':
+            writepipeline(b'OK')
+            hecl.sact.get_subtype_names(writepipebuf)
+
         elif cmdargs[0] == 'GETACTIONNAMES':
             writepipeline(b'OK')
             hecl.sact.get_action_names(writepipebuf)