diff --git a/core/imageboard/search.php b/core/imageboard/search.php
index 2b9dfff5..7c526e95 100644
--- a/core/imageboard/search.php
+++ b/core/imageboard/search.php
@@ -104,6 +104,26 @@ class Search
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a specific set of images, in the order that the set specifies,
+     * with all the search stuff (rating filters etc) taken into account
+     *
+     * @param int[] $ids
+     * @return Image[]
+     */
+    public static function get_images(array $ids): array
+    {
+        $visible_images = [];
+        foreach(Search::find_images(tags: ["id=" . implode(",", $ids)]) as $image) {
+            $visible_images[$image->id] = $image;
+        }
+        $visible_ids = array_keys($visible_images);
+
+        $visible_popular_ids = array_filter($ids, fn ($id) => in_array($id, $visible_ids));
+        $images = array_map(fn ($id) => $visible_images[$id], $visible_popular_ids);
+        return $images;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Image-related utility functions
      */
diff --git a/core/tests/SearchTest.php b/core/tests/SearchTest.php
index 303072f7..c95197d7 100644
--- a/core/tests/SearchTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/SearchTest.php
@@ -487,4 +487,19 @@ class SearchTest extends ShimmiePHPUnitTestCase
             path: ["general", "some_positives"],
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * get_images
+     */
+    #[Depends('testUpload')]
+    public function test_get_images()
+    {
+        $image_ids = $this->testUpload();
+
+        $res = Search::get_images($image_ids);
+        $this->assertGreaterThan($res[0]->id, $res[1]->id);
+
+        $res = Search::get_images(array_reverse($image_ids));
+        $this->assertLessThan($res[0]->id, $res[1]->id);
+    }
 }