diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28b27f48..982b3420 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Currently, only the US 1.0 version of the game is supported. US 1.1, EU 1.0, EU
 ## Modding
 
 If you are modifying the code in the repo, then you should add `NON_MATCHING=1` to the make command.
-  
+
 Example: `make NON_MATCHING=1 -j4`  
 
 ## Style Guide
@@ -69,14 +69,17 @@ Example: `./rename.sh D_A4001000 SP_IMEM`
 
 ---
 
-#### `./get_symbol.sh <ram_address>`
+#### `./get_symbol.sh <ram_address>|<symbol>`
 
-Will return the symbol associated with the RAM address found in `/build/us_1.0/dkr.map`. The RAM address must be in base 16. The `0x` prefix is not required.
+Given either a RAM address or symbol, returns its `(symbol, address)` pairing as defined in `/build/us_1.0/dkr.map`. If specified, the RAM address must be in base 16. The `0x` prefix is not required.
 
 Example: 
 ```
 ./get_symbol.sh 0xA4001000
 0xA4001000 = SP_IMEM
+
+./get_symbol.sh osCicId
+0x80000310 = osCicId
 ```
 
 ---
diff --git a/tools/python/get_symbol.py b/tools/python/get_symbol.py
index 78c99edd..b8d60469 100644
--- a/tools/python/get_symbol.py
+++ b/tools/python/get_symbol.py
@@ -12,31 +12,48 @@ def main():
     if len(sys.argv) != 2:
         show_help()
         return
-    print_symbol(int(sys.argv[1], 16))
+    symbol, address = find_pairing(sys.argv[1])
+    if symbol is None or address is None:
+        if is_address(sys.argv[1]):
+            print('No symbol was found for the address 0x%08X' % int(sys.argv[1], 16))
+        else:
+            print('No address was found for the symbol "%s"' % sys.argv[1])
+    else:
+        print('0x%08X = %s' % (address, symbol))
 
-def print_symbol(ramAddress):
+def find_pairing(sym_or_addr):
+    symbol = None
+    address = None
+    if is_address(sym_or_addr):
+        address = int(sym_or_addr, 16)
+    else:
+        symbol = sym_or_addr
     try:
         lines = FileUtil.get_text_from_file(SYMBOLS_TEXT_FILENAME).split('\n')
     except:
         print('Couldn\'t open file ' + SYMBOLS_TEXT_FILENAME)
         return
-    foundSymbol = False
     for line in lines:
         matches = re.match(symbol_define_regex, line)
         if matches is None:
             continue
-        address = int(matches[1], 16)
-        if address == ramAddress:
-            symbol = matches[2]
-            print('0x%08X = %s' % (address, symbol))
-            foundSymbol = True
-            break
-    if not foundSymbol:
-        print('No symbol was found for the address "' + hex(ramAddress) + '"')
-        
-    
+        cur_addr = int(matches[1], 16)
+        cur_sym = matches[2]
+        if cur_addr == address:
+            return cur_sym, address
+        elif cur_sym == symbol:
+            return symbol, cur_addr
+    return None, None
+
+def is_address(symbol):
+    try:
+        int(symbol, 16)
+        return True
+    except:
+        return False
+
 def show_help():
-    print("Usage: ./get_symbol <RAM Address>")
+    print("Usage: ./get_symbol <RAM Address or symbol>")
     
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