diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
index c54f18253..c4fcaef55 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -894,6 +894,47 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             return configFile;
         }
 
+        private static IEnumerable<string> characterConfigFiles;
+        private static IEnumerable<string> CharacterConfigFiles
+        {
+#if SERVER
+            if (GameMain.Server != null && IsRemotePlayer)
+            {
+                if (characterConfigFiles == null)
+                {
+                    characterConfigFiles = GameMain.Instance.GetFilesOfType(ContentType.Character);
+                }
+                return characterConfigFiles;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Searches for a character config file from all currently selected content packages, 
+        /// or from a specific package if the contentPackage parameter is given.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string GetConfigFile(string speciesName, ContentPackage contentPackage = null)
+        {
+            string configFile = null;
+            if (contentPackage == null)
+            {
+                configFile = GameMain.Instance.GetFilesOfType(ContentType.Character)
+                    .FirstOrDefault(c => Path.GetFileName(c).ToLowerInvariant() == $"{speciesName.ToLowerInvariant()}.xml");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                configFile = contentPackage.GetFilesOfType(ContentType.Character)?
+                    .FirstOrDefault(c => Path.GetFileName(c).ToLowerInvariant() == $"{speciesName.ToLowerInvariant()}.xml");
+            }
+
+            if (configFile == null)
+            {
+                DebugConsole.ThrowError($"Couldn't find a config file for {speciesName} from the selected content packages!");
+                DebugConsole.ThrowError($"(The config file must end with \"{speciesName}.xml\")");
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+            return configFile;
+        }
+
         private static IEnumerable<string> characterConfigFiles;
         private static IEnumerable<string> CharacterConfigFiles
         {