diff --git a/enc/enc_lua/luafar_manual.tsi b/enc/enc_lua/luafar_manual.tsi
index 1ae794b5e3..1551ee54bd 100644
--- a/enc/enc_lua/luafar_manual.tsi
+++ b/enc/enc_lua/luafar_manual.tsi
@@ -3954,7 +3954,7 @@ id=31
 lv=2
 dt=Text
 nm=editor.GetString
-mtime=3682770766
+mtime=3921827714
 <article>
 #_**Note:**
 #_  This function is an extension over its prototype in Far API.
@@ -3980,10 +3980,11 @@ mtime=3682770766
 #_
 #_**Description:**
 #_  The function's behavior depends on its *Mode* argument:
-#_  Mode:  0 = returns: table LineInfo;        changes current position: no
-#_         1 = returns: table LineInfo;        changes current position: yes
-#_         2 = returns: StringText,StringEOL;  changes current position: yes
-#_         3 = returns: StringText,StringEOL;  changes current position: no
+#_  Mode:  0 = returns: table LineInfo;            changes current position: no
+#_         1 = returns: table LineInfo;            changes current position: yes
+#_         2 = returns: StringText,StringEOL;      changes current position: yes
+#_         3 = returns: StringText,StringEOL;      changes current position: no
+#_         4 = returns: SelStart,SelEnd,StringLength; changes cur. position: no
 #_
 #_  Modes 1 and 2 have a side effect: the current line position in the Editor
 #_  is set to *StringNumber*.
diff --git a/plugins/luamacro/_globalinfo.lua b/plugins/luamacro/_globalinfo.lua
index 60152163c8..97afe6076b 100644
--- a/plugins/luamacro/_globalinfo.lua
+++ b/plugins/luamacro/_globalinfo.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 function export.GetGlobalInfo()
   return {
-    Version       = { 3, 0, 0, 820 },
+    Version       = { 3, 0, 0, 821 },
     MinFarVersion = { 3, 0, 0, 6214 },
     Guid          = win.Uuid("4EBBEFC8-2084-4B7F-94C0-692CE136894D"),
     Title         = "LuaMacro",
diff --git a/plugins/luamacro/changelog b/plugins/luamacro/changelog
index 1cc970133c..a32f1f4731 100644
--- a/plugins/luamacro/changelog
+++ b/plugins/luamacro/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+shmuel 2024-04-09 12:25:58+03:00 - build 821
+
+1. LuaFAR: add new mode (4) to editor.GetString (only numeric values are returned).
+
 shmuel 2024-04-08 00:04:02+03:00 - build 820
 
 1. LuaFAR: refactoring.
diff --git a/plugins/luamacro/luafar/service.c b/plugins/luamacro/luafar/service.c
index d976c4f7d7..a4cc574412 100644
--- a/plugins/luamacro/luafar/service.c
+++ b/plugins/luamacro/luafar/service.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static int _EditorGetString(lua_State *L, int is_wide)
 	struct EditorGetString egs = {0,0,0,NULL,NULL,0,0};
 	egs.StructSize = sizeof(egs);
 
-	if (mode == 0 || mode == 3)
+	if (mode == 0 || mode == 3 || mode == 4)
 	{
 		egs.StringNumber = line_num;
 		res = Info->EditorControl(EditorId, ECTL_GETSTRING, 0, &egs) != 0;
@@ -807,6 +807,13 @@ static int _EditorGetString(lua_State *L, int is_wide)
 
 			return 2;
 		}
+		else if (mode == 4)
+		{
+			lua_pushinteger(L, egs.SelStart+1);
+			lua_pushinteger(L, egs.SelEnd);
+			lua_pushinteger(L, egs.StringLength);
+			return 3;
+		}
 		else
 		{
 			lua_createtable(L, 0, 6);
diff --git a/plugins/luamacro/luafar/version.h b/plugins/luamacro/luafar/version.h
index c932b9911d..35d722ca84 100644
--- a/plugins/luamacro/luafar/version.h
+++ b/plugins/luamacro/luafar/version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #include <farversion.hpp>
 
-#define PLUGIN_BUILD 820
+#define PLUGIN_BUILD 821