diff --git a/src/hb-common.cc b/src/hb-common.cc
index e9f9cfe..0e47592 100644
--- a/src/hb-common.cc
+++ b/src/hb-common.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "hb.hh"
 #include "hb-machinery.hh"
+#include "hb-script-lang-table.h"
 
 #if !defined(HB_NO_SETLOCALE) && (!defined(HAVE_NEWLOCALE) || !defined(HAVE_USELOCALE))
 #define HB_NO_SETLOCALE 1
@@ -665,6 +666,125 @@
   return HB_DIRECTION_LTR;
 }
 
+static int
+lang_compare_first_component (const void *pa,
+                              const void *pb)
+{
+  const char *a = (const char *) pa;
+  const char *b = (const char *) pb;
+  unsigned int da, db;
+  const char *p;
+
+  p = strstr (a, "-");
+  da = p ? (unsigned int) (p - a) : strlen (a);
+
+  p = strstr (b, "-");
+  db = p ? (unsigned int) (p - b) : strlen (b);
+
+  return strncmp (a, b, hb_max (da, db));
+}
+
+static const HbScriptForLang *
+find_best_lang_match (hb_language_t language)
+{
+  const char *lang_str;
+  const char *record, *start, *end;
+  const char *records;
+  unsigned int record_size;
+  unsigned int num_records;
+
+  if (language == nullptr)
+    return nullptr;
+
+  lang_str = language->s;
+
+  records = (const char *) hb_script_for_lang;
+  record_size = sizeof (HbScriptForLang);
+  num_records = sizeof (hb_script_for_lang) / record_size;
+  record = (const char *) bsearch (lang_str,
+                                   records, num_records,
+                                   record_size,
+                                   lang_compare_first_component);
+  if (!record)
+    return nullptr;
+
+  start = records;
+  end   = start + num_records * record_size;
+
+  /* find the best match among all those that have the same first-component */
+
+  /* go to the final one matching in the first component */
+  while (record < end - record_size &&
+         lang_compare_first_component (lang_str, record + record_size) == 0)
+
+  /* go back, find which one matches completely */
+  while (start <= record &&
+         lang_compare_first_component (lang_str, record) == 0)
+    {
+      hb_language_t l;
+
+      l = hb_language_from_string (record, -1);
+      if (hb_language_matches (language, l))
+        return (const HbScriptForLang *) record;
+
+      record -= record_size;
+    }
+
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+/**
+ * hb_language_get_scripts:
+ * @language: a #hb_language_t
+ * @script_count: (inout) (optional): Input = the maximum number of scripts to return;
+ *      Output = the actual number of scripts returned (may be zero)
+ * @scripts: (out) (array length=script_count): the array of #hb_script_t found
+ *
+ * Fetches the scripts that can be used with @language.
+ *
+ * Return value: the total number of scripts
+ *
+ * Since: REPLACEME
+ */
+HB_EXTERN unsigned int
+hb_language_get_scripts (hb_language_t language,
+                         unsigned int *script_count,
+                         hb_script_t *scripts)
+{
+  const HbScriptForLang *script_for_lang;
+  unsigned int count;
+  unsigned int i;
+
+  script_for_lang = find_best_lang_match (language);
+
+  if (!script_for_lang || script_for_lang->scripts[0] == 0)
+  {
+    if (script_count)
+      *script_count = 0;
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  for (i = 0; i < sizeof (script_for_lang->scripts) / sizeof (hb_script_t); i++)
+    if (script_for_lang->scripts[i] == 0)
+      break;
+
+  count = i;
+
+  if (script_count)
+  {
+    for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
+      {
+        scripts[i] = script_for_lang->scripts[i];
+        if (i == *script_count)
+          break;
+      }
+    *script_count = i;
+  }
+
+  return count;
+}
+
 
 /* hb_version */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-common.h b/src/hb-common.h
index a5da4e7..c6c6b98 100644
--- a/src/hb-common.h
+++ b/src/hb-common.h
@@ -758,6 +758,10 @@
 HB_EXTERN hb_direction_t
 hb_script_get_horizontal_direction (hb_script_t script);
 
+HB_EXTERN unsigned int
+hb_language_get_scripts (hb_language_t language,
+                         unsigned int *script_count,
+                         hb_script_t *scripts);
 
 /* User data */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-script-lang-table.h b/src/hb-script-lang-table.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b7c0aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hb-script-lang-table.h
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+typedef struct {
+  const char lang[9];
+  hb_script_t scripts[3];
+} HbScriptForLang;
+
+static const HbScriptForLang hb_script_for_lang[] = {
+  { "aa",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ab",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "af",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ak",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "am",       { HB_SCRIPT_ETHIOPIC } },
+  { "an",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ar",       { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "as",       { HB_SCRIPT_BENGALI } },
+  { "ast",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "av",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "ay",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "az-az",    { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "az-ir",    { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "ba",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "be",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "ber-dz",   { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ber-ma",   { HB_SCRIPT_TIFINAGH } },
+  { "bg",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "bh",       { HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI } },
+  { "bho",      { HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI } },
+  { "bi",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "bin",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "bm",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "bn",       { HB_SCRIPT_BENGALI } },
+  { "bo",       { HB_SCRIPT_TIBETAN } },
+  { "br",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "brx",      { HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI } },
+  { "bs",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "bua",      { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "byn",      { HB_SCRIPT_ETHIOPIC } },
+  { "ca",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ce",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "ch",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "chm",      { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "chr",      { HB_SCRIPT_CHEROKEE } },
+  { "co",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "crh",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "cs",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "csb",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "cu",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "cv",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC, HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "cy",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "da",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "de",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "doi",      { HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI } },
+  { "dv",       { HB_SCRIPT_THAANA } },
+  { "dz",       { HB_SCRIPT_TIBETAN } },
+  { "ee",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "el",       { HB_SCRIPT_GREEK } },
+  { "en",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "eo",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "es",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "et",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "eu",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "fa",       { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "fat",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ff",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "fi",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "fil",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "fj",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "fo",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "fr",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "fur",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "fy",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ga",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "gd",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "gez",      { HB_SCRIPT_ETHIOPIC } },
+  { "gl",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "gn",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "gu",       { HB_SCRIPT_GUJARATI } },
+  { "gv",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ha",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "haw",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "he",       { HB_SCRIPT_HEBREW } },
+  { "hi",       { HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI } },
+  { "hne",      { HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI } },
+  { "ho",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "hr",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "hsb",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ht",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "hu",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "hy",       { HB_SCRIPT_ARMENIAN } },
+  { "hz",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ia",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "id",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ie",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ig",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ii",       { HB_SCRIPT_YI } },
+  { "ik",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "io",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "is",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "it",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "iu",       { HB_SCRIPT_CANADIAN_SYLLABICS } },
+  { "ja",       { HB_SCRIPT_HAN, HB_SCRIPT_KATAKANA, HB_SCRIPT_HIRAGANA } },
+  { "jv",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ka",       { HB_SCRIPT_GEORGIAN } },
+  { "kaa",      { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "kab",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ki",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "kj",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "kk",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "kl",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "km",       { HB_SCRIPT_KHMER } },
+  { "kn",       { HB_SCRIPT_KANNADA } },
+  { "ko",       { HB_SCRIPT_HANGUL } },
+  { "kok",      { HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI } },
+  { "kr",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ks",       { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "ku-am",    { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "ku-iq",    { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "ku-ir",    { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "ku-tr",    { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "kum",      { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "kv",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "kw",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "kwm",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ky",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "la",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "lah",      { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "lb",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "lez",      { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "lg",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "li",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ln",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "lo",       { HB_SCRIPT_LAO } },
+  { "lt",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "lv",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "mai",      { HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI } },
+  { "mg",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "mh",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "mi",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "mk",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "ml",       { HB_SCRIPT_MALAYALAM } },
+  { "mn-cn",    { HB_SCRIPT_MONGOLIAN } },
+  { "mn-mn",    { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "mni",      { HB_SCRIPT_BENGALI } },
+  { "mo",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC, HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "mr",       { HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI } },
+  { "ms",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "mt",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "my",       { HB_SCRIPT_MYANMAR } },
+  { "na",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "nb",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "nds",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ne",       { HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI } },
+  { "ng",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "nl",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "nn",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "no",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "nqo",      { HB_SCRIPT_NKO } },
+  { "nr",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "nso",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "nv",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ny",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "oc",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "om",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "or",       { HB_SCRIPT_ORIYA } },
+  { "os",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "ota",      { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "pa",       { HB_SCRIPT_GURMUKHI } },
+  { "pa-pk",    { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "pap-an",   { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "pap-aw",   { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "pl",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ps-af",    { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "ps-pk",    { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "pt",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "qu",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "quz",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "rm",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "rn",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ro",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ru",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "rw",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sa",       { HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI } },
+  { "sah",      { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "sat",      { HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI } },
+  { "sc",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sco",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sd",       { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "se",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sel",      { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "sg",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sh",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC, HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "shs",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "si",       { HB_SCRIPT_SINHALA } },
+  { "sid",      { HB_SCRIPT_ETHIOPIC } },
+  { "sk",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sl",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sm",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sma",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "smj",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "smn",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sms",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sn",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "so",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sq",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sr",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "ss",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "st",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "su",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sv",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "sw",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "syr",      { HB_SCRIPT_SYRIAC } },
+  { "ta",       { HB_SCRIPT_TAMIL } },
+  { "te",       { HB_SCRIPT_TELUGU } },
+  { "tg",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "th",       { HB_SCRIPT_THAI } },
+  { "ti-er",    { HB_SCRIPT_ETHIOPIC } },
+  { "ti-et",    { HB_SCRIPT_ETHIOPIC } },
+  { "tig",      { HB_SCRIPT_ETHIOPIC } },
+  { "tk",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "tl",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "tn",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "to",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "tr",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ts",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "tt",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "tw",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ty",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "tyv",      { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "ug",       { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "uk",       { HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC } },
+  { "und-zmth", { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN, HB_SCRIPT_GREEK } },
+  { "und-zsye", { (hb_script_t) 0 } },
+  { "ur",       { HB_SCRIPT_ARABIC } },
+  { "uz",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "ve",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "vi",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "vo",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "vot",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "wa",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "wal",      { HB_SCRIPT_ETHIOPIC } },
+  { "wen",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "wo",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "xh",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "yap",      { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "yi",       { HB_SCRIPT_HEBREW } },
+  { "yo",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "za",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } },
+  { "zh-cn",    { HB_SCRIPT_HAN } },
+  { "zh-hk",    { HB_SCRIPT_HAN } },
+  { "zh-mo",    { HB_SCRIPT_HAN } },
+  { "zh-sg",    { HB_SCRIPT_HAN } },
+  { "zh-tw",    { HB_SCRIPT_HAN } },
+  { "zu",       { HB_SCRIPT_LATIN } }
+};
diff --git a/test/api/test-common.c b/test/api/test-common.c
index e9fae13..8aa5eaf 100644
--- a/test/api/test-common.c
+++ b/test/api/test-common.c
@@ -210,6 +210,45 @@
   g_assert (HB_LANGUAGE_INVALID != hb_language_get_default ());
 }
 
+static void
+test_language_get_scripts (void)
+{
+  hb_script_t scripts[10];
+  unsigned int n_scripts;
+  unsigned int count;
+
+  n_scripts = 10;
+  count = hb_language_get_scripts (hb_language_from_string ("en", -1), &n_scripts, scripts);
+
+  g_assert (count == 1);
+  g_assert (n_scripts == 1);
+  g_assert (scripts[0] == HB_SCRIPT_LATIN);
+
+  n_scripts = 10;
+  count = hb_language_get_scripts (hb_language_from_string ("cv", -1), &n_scripts, scripts);
+
+  g_assert (count == 2);
+  g_assert (n_scripts == 2);
+  g_assert (scripts[0] == HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC);
+  g_assert (scripts[1] == HB_SCRIPT_LATIN);
+
+  n_scripts = 1;
+  count = hb_language_get_scripts (hb_language_from_string ("cv", -1), &n_scripts, scripts);
+
+  g_assert (count == 2);
+  g_assert (n_scripts == 1);
+  g_assert (scripts[0] == HB_SCRIPT_CYRILLIC);
+
+  n_scripts = 10;
+  count = hb_language_get_scripts (hb_language_from_string ("ja", -1), &n_scripts, scripts);
+
+  g_assert (count == 3);
+  g_assert (n_scripts == 3);
+  g_assert (scripts[0] == HB_SCRIPT_HAN);
+  g_assert (scripts[1] == HB_SCRIPT_KATAKANA);
+  g_assert (scripts[2] == HB_SCRIPT_HIRAGANA);
+}
+
 int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -220,6 +259,7 @@
   hb_test_add (test_types_tag);
   hb_test_add (test_types_script);
   hb_test_add (test_types_language);
+  hb_test_add (test_language_get_scripts);
 
   return hb_test_run();
 }