diff --git a/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs b/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs
index e7aee294f..d45e1050b 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/sampler.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getBaseURL, getCommonSampleInfo } from './util.mjs';
-import { registerSound, registerWaveTable } from './index.mjs';
+import { registerSound, registerWaveTable, soundMap } from './index.mjs';
 import { getAudioContext } from './audioContext.mjs';
 import {
   getADSRValues,
@@ -30,6 +30,29 @@ function humanFileSize(bytes, si) {
   return bytes.toFixed(1) + ' ' + units[u];
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the duration, in seconds, of the given sample.
+ * Has optional param `n` (for instance, the `2` in `s("casio:2")`)
+ *
+ * Note: `must` be called with await, otherwise you'll get a pending Promise object.
+ *
+ * @name getDuration,getDur
+ * @tag samples
+ * @param {string} sampleName
+ * @param {number} (optional) n
+ *
+ * @example
+ * // Set a patterns cycle length to exactly the length of the sample
+ * samples('github:tidalcycles/dirt-samples')
+ * let k = await getDuration('sax')
+ * s("sax").cps(1/k)
+ */
+export const getDuration = (s, n = 0) => {
+  return getSampleBufferSource({ s, n }, soundMap.get(s)[s].data.samples).then((x) => x.bufferDuration);
+};
+
+export const getDur = getDuration;
+
 export function getSampleInfo(hapValue, bank) {
   const { speed = 1.0 } = hapValue;
   const { transpose, url, index, midi, label } = getCommonSampleInfo(hapValue, bank);
diff --git a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
index 4ce8164bc..98d1fb67b 100644
--- a/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
+++ b/packages/superdough/superdough.mjs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
 import { map } from 'nanostores';
 import { logger } from './logger.mjs';
 import { connectLFO, connectEnvelope, connectBusModulator } from './modulators.mjs';
-import { loadBuffer } from './sampler.mjs';
+import { getSampleBufferSource, loadBuffer } from './sampler.mjs';
 import { getAudioContext } from './audioContext.mjs';
 import { SuperdoughAudioController } from './superdoughoutput.mjs';
 import { resetSeenKeys } from './wavetable.mjs';
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
index 6576095c3..458904baf 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/examples.test.mjs.snap
@@ -5306,6 +5306,15 @@ exports[`runs examples > example "gain" example index 0 1`] = `
 
 exports[`runs examples > example "gap" example index 0 1`] = `[]`;
 
+exports[`runs examples > example "getDur" example index 0 1`] = `
+[
+  "[ 0/1 → 1/1 | s:sax cps:null ]",
+  "[ 1/1 → 2/1 | s:sax cps:null ]",
+  "[ 2/1 → 3/1 | s:sax cps:null ]",
+  "[ 3/1 → 4/1 | s:sax cps:null ]",
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`runs examples > example "grow" example index 0 1`] = `
 [
   "[ 0/1 → 1/10 | s:tha bank:mridangam ]",
diff --git a/test/runtime.mjs b/test/runtime.mjs
index 332e3caad..e06f91620 100644
--- a/test/runtime.mjs
+++ b/test/runtime.mjs
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ const loadSoundfont = () => {};
 const loadCsound = () => {};
 const loadCSound = () => {};
 const loadcsound = () => {};
+const getDuration = () => {};
 
 const midin = () => {
   return (ccNum) => strudel.ref(() => 0); // returns ref with default value 0
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ evalScope(
     loadCSound,
     loadCsound,
     loadcsound,
+    getDuration,
     setcps: id,
     setcpm: id,
     Clock: {}, // whatever