diff --git a/src/evalbuffer.c b/src/evalbuffer.c
index 4b514dd..52662a6 100644
--- a/src/evalbuffer.c
+++ b/src/evalbuffer.c
@@ -814,10 +814,11 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * "getbufline()" function
+ * "retlist" TRUE: "getbufline()" function
+ * "retlist" FALSE: "getbufoneline()" function
  */
-    void
-f_getbufline(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+    static void
+getbufline(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv, int retlist)
 {
     linenr_T	lnum = 1;
     linenr_T	end = 1;
@@ -842,7 +843,25 @@
 	    end = tv_get_lnum_buf(&argvars[2], buf);
     }
 
-    get_buffer_lines(buf, lnum, end, TRUE, rettv);
+    get_buffer_lines(buf, lnum, end, retlist, rettv);
+}
+
+/*
+ * "getbufline()" function
+ */
+    void
+f_getbufline(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+    getbufline(argvars, rettv, TRUE);
+}
+
+/*
+ * "getbufoneline()" function
+ */
+    void
+f_getbufoneline(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+    getbufline(argvars, rettv, FALSE);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 310fa78..e4f28ed 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -1923,6 +1923,8 @@
 			ret_list_dict_any,  f_getbufinfo},
     {"getbufline",	2, 3, FEARG_1,	    arg3_buffer_lnum_lnum,
 			ret_list_string,    f_getbufline},
+    {"getbufoneline",	2, 2, FEARG_1,	    arg2_buffer_lnum,
+			ret_string,	    f_getbufoneline},
     {"getbufvar",	2, 3, FEARG_1,	    arg3_buffer_string_any,
 			ret_any,	    f_getbufvar},
     {"getchangelist",	0, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_buffer,
diff --git a/src/proto/evalbuffer.pro b/src/proto/evalbuffer.pro
index 41616e7..d8ccdec 100644
--- a/src/proto/evalbuffer.pro
+++ b/src/proto/evalbuffer.pro
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 void f_deletebufline(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_getbufinfo(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_getbufline(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
+void f_getbufoneline(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_getline(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_setbufline(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_setline(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_bufline.vim b/src/testdir/test_bufline.vim
index 6021a4e..9e4402f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_bufline.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_bufline.vim
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
   hide
   call assert_equal(0, setbufline(b, 1, ['foo', 'bar']))
   call assert_equal(['foo'], getbufline(b, 1))
+  call assert_equal('foo', getbufoneline(b, 1))
   call assert_equal(['bar'], getbufline(b, '$'))
+  call assert_equal('bar', getbufoneline(b, '$'))
   call assert_equal(['foo', 'bar'], getbufline(b, 1, 2))
   exe "bd!" b
   call assert_equal([], getbufline(b, 1, 2))
@@ -35,8 +37,11 @@
 
   call assert_equal(0, setbufline(b, 4, ['d', 'e']))
   call assert_equal(['c'], b->getbufline(3))
+  call assert_equal('c', b->getbufoneline(3))
   call assert_equal(['d'], getbufline(b, 4))
+  call assert_equal('d', getbufoneline(b, 4))
   call assert_equal(['e'], getbufline(b, 5))
+  call assert_equal('e', getbufoneline(b, 5))
   call assert_equal([], getbufline(b, 6))
   call assert_equal([], getbufline(b, 2, 1))
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index ecbfeac..005f89c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -1724,15 +1724,23 @@
   getbufline(-1, '$', '$')->assert_equal([])
   getbufline(-1, 1, '$')->assert_equal([])
 
+  getbufoneline('#', 1)->assert_equal(lines[0])
+
   assert_equal([7, 7, 7], getbufline('#', 1, '$')->map((_, _) => 7))
 
   assert_fails('getbufline("", "$a", "$b")', ['E1030: Using a String as a Number: "$a"', 'E1030: Using a String as a Number: "$a"'])
   assert_fails('getbufline("", "$", "$b")', ['E1030: Using a String as a Number: "$b"', 'E1030: Using a String as a Number: "$b"'])
   bwipe!
 
+  assert_fails('getbufoneline("", "$a")', ['E1030: Using a String as a Number: "$a"', 'E1030: Using a String as a Number: "$a"'])
+  bwipe!
+
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['getbufline([], 2)'], ['E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got list<unknown>', 'E1220: String or Number required for argument 1'])
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['getbufline("a", [])'], ['E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected string but got list<unknown>', 'E1220: String or Number required for argument 2'])
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['getbufline("a", 2, 0z10)'], ['E1013: Argument 3: type mismatch, expected string but got blob', 'E1220: String or Number required for argument 3'])
+
+  v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['getbufoneline([], 2)'], ['E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected string but got list<unknown>', 'E1220: String or Number required for argument 1'])
+  v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['getbufoneline("a", [])'], ['E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected string but got list<unknown>', 'E1220: String or Number required for argument 2'])
 enddef
 
 def Test_getbufvar()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 136521d..8a71fd3 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    916,
+/**/
     915,
 /**/
     914,