diff --git a/include/nleobs.h b/include/nleobs.h
index 87298a489..274085981 100644
--- a/include/nleobs.h
+++ b/include/nleobs.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define NLE_BLSTATS_SIZE 25
 #define NLE_PROGRAM_STATE_SIZE 6
 #define NLE_INTERNAL_SIZE 9
+#define NLE_MISC_SIZE 3
 #define NLE_INVENTORY_SIZE 55
 #define NLE_INVENTORY_STR_LENGTH 80
 #define NLE_SCREEN_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH 80
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ typedef struct nle_observation {
     unsigned char *tty_chars;           /* Size NLE_TERM_LI * NLE_TERM_CO */
     signed char *tty_colors;            /* Size NLE_TERM_LI * NLE_TERM_CO */
     unsigned char *tty_cursor;          /* Size 2 */
+    int *misc;                          /* Size NLE_MISC_SIZE */
 } nle_obs;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/nle/env/base.py b/nle/env/base.py
index 67eed3609..669f5745c 100644
--- a/nle/env/base.py
+++ b/nle/env/base.py
@@ -130,6 +130,14 @@
         "tty_cursor",
         gym.spaces.Box(low=0, high=255, **nethack.OBSERVATION_DESC["tty_cursor"]),
     ),
+    (
+        "misc",
+        gym.spaces.Box(
+            low=np.iinfo(np.int32).min,
+            high=np.iinfo(np.int32).max,
+            **nethack.OBSERVATION_DESC["misc"]
+        ),
+    ),
 )
 
 
diff --git a/nle/env/tasks.py b/nle/env/tasks.py
index 753c6951b..c624621fc 100644
--- a/nle/env/tasks.py
+++ b/nle/env/tasks.py
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ def __init__(
             "tty_chars",
             "tty_colors",
             "tty_cursor",
+            "misc"
         ),
         no_progress_timeout: int = 10_000,
         **kwargs,
diff --git a/nle/nethack/nethack.py b/nle/nethack/nethack.py
index 2c8a818b5..f85723cbb 100644
--- a/nle/nethack/nethack.py
+++ b/nle/nethack/nethack.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 MESSAGE_SHAPE = (_pynethack.nethack.NLE_MESSAGE_SIZE,)
 PROGRAM_STATE_SHAPE = (_pynethack.nethack.NLE_PROGRAM_STATE_SIZE,)
 INTERNAL_SHAPE = (_pynethack.nethack.NLE_INTERNAL_SIZE,)
+MISC_SHAPE =  (_pynethack.nethack.NLE_MISC_SIZE,)
 INV_SIZE = (_pynethack.nethack.NLE_INVENTORY_SIZE,)
 INV_STRS_SHAPE = (
     _pynethack.nethack.NLE_INVENTORY_SIZE,
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
     "tty_chars": dict(shape=TERMINAL_SHAPE, dtype=np.uint8),
     "tty_colors": dict(shape=TERMINAL_SHAPE, dtype=np.int8),
     "tty_cursor": dict(shape=(2,), dtype=np.uint8),
+    "misc": dict(shape=MISC_SHAPE, dtype=np.int32),
 }
 
 
diff --git a/win/rl/pynethack.cc b/win/rl/pynethack.cc
index 5fa4473c8..937bbec1f 100644
--- a/win/rl/pynethack.cc
+++ b/win/rl/pynethack.cc
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class Nethack
                 py::object inv_glyphs, py::object inv_letters,
                 py::object inv_oclasses, py::object inv_strs,
                 py::object screen_descriptions, py::object tty_chars,
-                py::object tty_colors, py::object tty_cursor)
+                py::object tty_colors, py::object tty_cursor, py::object misc)
     {
         std::vector<ssize_t> dungeon{ ROWNO, COLNO - 1 };
         obs_.glyphs = checked_conversion<int16_t>(glyphs, dungeon);
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class Nethack
         obs_.tty_colors = checked_conversion<int8_t>(
             tty_colors, { NLE_TERM_LI, NLE_TERM_CO });
         obs_.tty_cursor = checked_conversion<uint8_t>(tty_cursor, { 2 });
+        obs_.misc = checked_conversion<int32_t>(misc, { NLE_MISC_SIZE });
 
         py_buffers_ = { std::move(glyphs),
                         std::move(chars),
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ class Nethack
                         std::move(screen_descriptions),
                         std::move(tty_chars),
                         std::move(tty_colors),
-                        std::move(tty_cursor) };
+                        std::move(tty_cursor),
+                        std::move(misc) };
     }
 
     void
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(_pynethack, m)
              py::arg("screen_descriptions") = py::none(),
              py::arg("tty_chars") = py::none(),
              py::arg("tty_colors") = py::none(),
-             py::arg("tty_cursor") = py::none())
+             py::arg("tty_cursor") = py::none(), py::arg("misc") = py::none())
         .def("close", &Nethack::close)
         .def("set_initial_seeds", &Nethack::set_initial_seeds)
         .def("set_seeds", &Nethack::set_seeds)
@@ -297,6 +299,7 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(_pynethack, m)
     mn.attr("NLE_BLSTATS_SIZE") = py::int_(NLE_BLSTATS_SIZE);
     mn.attr("NLE_PROGRAM_STATE_SIZE") = py::int_(NLE_PROGRAM_STATE_SIZE);
     mn.attr("NLE_INTERNAL_SIZE") = py::int_(NLE_INTERNAL_SIZE);
+    mn.attr("NLE_MISC_SIZE") = py::int_(NLE_MISC_SIZE);
     mn.attr("NLE_INVENTORY_SIZE") = py::int_(NLE_INVENTORY_SIZE);
     mn.attr("NLE_INVENTORY_STR_LENGTH") = py::int_(NLE_INVENTORY_STR_LENGTH);
     mn.attr("NLE_SCREEN_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH") =
diff --git a/win/rl/winrl.cc b/win/rl/winrl.cc
index b5694cf0f..e659503b0 100644
--- a/win/rl/winrl.cc
+++ b/win/rl/winrl.cc
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ NetHackRL::fill_obs(nle_obs *obs)
         obs->internal[8] =
             u.urexp; /* score (careful! check botl_score() and end.c) */
     }
+    if (obs->misc) {
+        obs->misc[0] = in_yn_function;
+        obs->misc[1] = in_getlin;
+        obs->misc[2] = xwaitingforspace;
+    }
 
     if ((!program_state.something_worth_saving && !program_state.in_moveloop)
         || !iflags.window_inited) {