diff --git a/src/helma/framework/core/HopExtension.java b/src/helma/framework/core/HopExtension.java
index dfbfcd5e..63c0643c 100644
--- a/src/helma/framework/core/HopExtension.java
+++ b/src/helma/framework/core/HopExtension.java
@@ -554,14 +554,22 @@ public class HopExtension {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get a parsed Skin from the central skin repository
+     * Get a parsed Skin from the central skin cache if possible, otherwise create it
      */
     class GlobalGetSkin extends BuiltinFunctionObject {
         GlobalGetSkin (String name, Evaluator evaluator, FunctionPrototype fp) {
             super (fp, evaluator, name, 1);
         }
         public ESValue callFunction (ESObject thisObject, ESValue[] arguments) throws EcmaScriptException {
-            throw new EcmaScriptException ("getSkin() is not implemented yet, use createSkin() instead");
+            if (arguments.length != 1 || ESNull.theNull.equals (arguments[0]))
+                throw new EcmaScriptException ("getSkin must be called with one String argument!");
+            String str = arguments[0].toString ();
+            Skin skin = (Skin) app.skincache.get (str);
+            if (skin == null) {
+               skin = new Skin (str);
+               app.skincache.put (str, skin);
+            }
+            return new ESWrapper (skin, evaluator);
         }
     }
 
@@ -574,7 +582,7 @@ public class HopExtension {
         }
         public ESValue callFunction (ESObject thisObject, ESValue[] arguments) throws EcmaScriptException {
             if (arguments.length != 1 || ESNull.theNull.equals (arguments[0]))
-                throw new EcmaScriptException ("getSkin must be called with one String argument!");
+                throw new EcmaScriptException ("createSkin must be called with one String argument!");
             return new ESWrapper (new Skin (arguments[0].toString()), evaluator);
         }
     }