diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
index 6f17814..036b596 100644
--- a/all.sas
+++ b/all.sas
@@ -18854,6 +18854,38 @@ run;
 )
 
 %mend ms_createfile;
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Gets a file from SASjs Drive
+  @details Fetches a file on SASjs Drive and stores it in the output fileref.
+
+  Example:
+
+      %ms_getfile(/some/stored/file.ext, outref=myfile)
+
+  @param [in] driveloc The full path to the file in SASjs Drive
+  @param [out] outref= (msgetfil) The fileref to contain the file.
+  @param [in] mdebug= (0) Set to 1 to enable DEBUG messages
+
+
+**/
+
+%macro ms_getfile(driveloc
+    ,outref=msgetfil
+    ,mdebug=0
+  );
+
+filename &outref temp;
+
+proc http method='GET' out=&outref
+  url="&_sasjs_apiserverurl/SASjsApi/drive/file?filePath=&driveloc";
+%if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
+  debug level=2;
+%end;
+run;
+
+
+%mend ms_getfile;
 /**
   @file
   @brief Executes a SASjs Server Stored Program
diff --git a/server/ms_getfile.sas b/server/ms_getfile.sas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8041641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/ms_getfile.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Gets a file from SASjs Drive
+  @details Fetches a file on SASjs Drive and stores it in the output fileref.
+
+  Example:
+
+      %ms_getfile(/some/stored/file.ext, outref=myfile)
+
+  @param [in] driveloc The full path to the file in SASjs Drive
+  @param [out] outref= (msgetfil) The fileref to contain the file.
+  @param [in] mdebug= (0) Set to 1 to enable DEBUG messages
+
+
+**/
+
+%macro ms_getfile(driveloc
+    ,outref=msgetfil
+    ,mdebug=0
+  );
+
+filename &outref temp;
+
+proc http method='GET' out=&outref
+  url="&_sasjs_apiserverurl/SASjsApi/drive/file?filePath=&driveloc";
+%if &mdebug=1 %then %do;
+  debug level=2;
+%end;
+run;
+
+
+%mend ms_getfile;
diff --git a/tests/serveronly/ms_getfile.test.sas b/tests/serveronly/ms_getfile.test.sas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a32ceab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serveronly/ms_getfile.test.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Testing ms_getfile.sas macro
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li ms_createfile.sas
+  @li ms_getfile.sas
+  @li mp_assert.sas
+  @li mp_assertscope.sas
+
+**/
+
+
+/* first make a remote file */
+filename stpcode temp;
+%let fname=%mf_getuniquename();
+data _null_;
+  file stpcode;
+  put "data &fname;run;";
+run;
+%ms_createfile(/sasjs/tests/&fname..sas
+  ,inref=stpcode
+  ,mdebug=1
+)
+
+%mp_assertscope(SNAPSHOT)
+%ms_getfile(/sasjs/tests/&fname..sas,outref=testref)
+%mp_assertscope(COMPARE)
+
+%let test1=0;
+data _null_;
+  infile testref;
+  input;
+  call symputx('test1',_infile_);
+run;
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=("&test1"="data &fname;run;"),
+  desc=Checking file was created with the same content,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+
+
+
+