diff --git a/src/package.lisp b/src/package.lisp
index 01555d8..edafc94 100644
--- a/src/package.lisp
+++ b/src/package.lisp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     :getf-cadrs
 
     :get-colon-values
+    :get-colon-value
     :remove-colon-values
     :replace-colon-value
 
diff --git a/src/string/string.lisp b/src/string/string.lisp
index 42f95c6..78fcfd8 100644
--- a/src/string/string.lisp
+++ b/src/string/string.lisp
@@ -365,6 +365,12 @@ Example:
 		      (get-colon-values (line-cdr colon-lines))))))))
 
 
+;; STRING COLON_VARIABLE_NAME --> COLON_VALUE
+(defun get-colon-value (string variable)
+  "Return a value of a `colon variable`."
+
+  (getf (get-colon-values string) (read-from-string variable)))
+
 
 ;; STRING COLON_VARIABLE_NAME --> STRING_WITHOUT_COLON_VARIABLE
 (defun remove-colon-values (string)