diff --git a/m-dict.h b/m-dict.h
index c43def43..529dc496 100644
--- a/m-dict.h
+++ b/m-dict.h
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
   }                                                                     \
                                                                         \
   static inline value_type *                                            \
-  M_C(name, _get)(const dict_t map, const key_type key)			\
+  M_C(name, _get)(const dict_t map, key_type const key)			\
   {                                                                     \
     DICTI_CONTRACT(name, map);                                          \
     size_t hash = M_GET_HASH key_oplist (key);                          \
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@
     return NULL;                                                        \
   }                                                                     \
                                                                         \
+  static inline value_type const *                                      \
+  M_C(name, _cget)(const dict_t map, key_type const key)                \
+  {                                                                     \
+    return M_CONST_CAST(value_type, M_C(name,_get)(map,key));           \
+  }                                                                     \
+                                                                        \
   static inline void                                                    \
   M_C(name, _int_resize_up)(dict_t map)					\
   {                                                                     \
@@ -836,6 +842,12 @@ typedef enum {
     return NULL;                                                        \
   }                                                                     \
                                                                         \
+  static inline value_type const *                                      \
+  M_C(name, _cget)(const dict_t map, key_type const key)                \
+  {                                                                     \
+    return M_CONST_CAST(value_type, M_C(name,_get)(map,key));           \
+  }                                                                     \
+                                                                        \
   M_IF_DEBUG(                                                           \
   static inline bool                                                    \
   M_C(name,_int_control_after_resize)(const dict_t h)			\
diff --git a/tests/test-mdict.c b/tests/test-mdict.c
index 17ff9dba..e3ce65cb 100644
--- a/tests/test-mdict.c
+++ b/tests/test-mdict.c
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ static void test1(void)
   FILE *f = fopen("dict.txt", "rt");
   if (!f) abort();
   dict_str_set_at(dict, STRING_CTE("LICENCE"), STRING_CTE("BSD3"));
+  assert(string_equal_p(*dict_str_cget(dict, STRING_CTE("LICENCE")), STRING_CTE("BSD3")));
+
   while (!feof(f) && !ferror(f)) {
     string_fgets(key, f, STRING_READ_PURE_LINE);
     size_t idx = string_search_char(key, ':');