diff --git a/docs/scarpet/Full.md b/docs/scarpet/Full.md
index a8ab3b82..9a537627 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/Full.md
+++ b/docs/scarpet/Full.md
@@ -3350,6 +3350,9 @@ Returns current dimension that the script runs in.
 Evaluates the expression `expr` with different dimension execution context. `smth` can be an entity, 
 world-localized block, so not `block('stone')`, or a string representing a dimension like:
  `'nether'`, `'the_nether'`, `'end'` or `'overworld'`, etc.
+ 
+### `view_distance()`
+Returns the view distance of the server.
 
 ### `schedule(delay, function, args...)`
 
diff --git a/docs/scarpet/api/Auxiliary.md b/docs/scarpet/api/Auxiliary.md
index 993620f7..a668dfa3 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/api/Auxiliary.md
+++ b/docs/scarpet/api/Auxiliary.md
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ Returns current dimension that the script runs in.
 Evaluates the expression `expr` with different dimension execution context. `smth` can be an entity, 
 world-localized block, so not `block('stone')`, or a string representing a dimension like:
  `'nether'`, `'the_nether'`, `'end'` or `'overworld'`, etc.
+ 
+### `view_distance()`
+Returns the view distance of the server.
 
 ### `schedule(delay, function, args...)`
 
diff --git a/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/idea/2.txt b/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/idea/2.txt
index 279adc94..7e2a8d8a 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/idea/2.txt
+++ b/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/idea/2.txt
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ ticks_randomly
 top
 transparent
 update
+view_distance
 volume
 without_updates
 world_time
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/npp/scarpet.xml b/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/npp/scarpet.xml
index 64158b61..67ceb72a 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/npp/scarpet.xml
+++ b/docs/scarpet/resources/editors/npp/scarpet.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
                 format logger sound particle particle_line particle_rect
 
-                run save tick_time world_time day_time last_tick_times game_tick seed current_dimension in_dimension
+                run save tick_time world_time day_time last_tick_times game_tick seed current_dimension in_dimension view_distance
 
                 plop harvest destroy schedule nbt draw_shape create_marker remove_all_markers
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetExpression.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetExpression.java
index cc3d4acc..e08efc78 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetExpression.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/CarpetExpression.java
@@ -2987,6 +2987,12 @@ public class CarpetExpression
             return (cc, tt) -> retval;
         });
 
+        this.expr.addLazyFunction("view_distance", 0, (c, t, lv) -> {
+            ServerCommandSource s = ((CarpetContext)c).s;
+            Value retval = new NumericValue(s.getMinecraftServer().getPlayerManager().getViewDistance());
+            return (cc, tt) -> retval;
+        });
+
         this.expr.addLazyFunction("in_dimension", 2, (c, t, lv) -> {
             ServerCommandSource outerSource = ((CarpetContext)c).s;
             Value dimensionValue = lv.get(0).evalValue(c);