diff --git a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_utils/ModUtils.cpp b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_utils/ModUtils.cpp
index 198f34fe..4025a0d9 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_utils/ModUtils.cpp
+++ b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_utils/ModUtils.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "AmUtils.h"
 #include <math.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #include "DSMSession.h"
 #include "AmSession.h"
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ DSMAction* SCUtilsModule::getAction(const string& from_str) {
   DEF_CMD("utils.playCountLeft",  SCUPlayCountLeftAction);
   DEF_CMD("utils.getNewId", SCGetNewIdAction);
   DEF_CMD("utils.spell", SCUSpellAction);
+  DEF_CMD("utils.rand", SCURandomAction);
+  DEF_CMD("utils.srand", SCUSRandomAction);
 
   return NULL;
 }
@@ -145,6 +149,27 @@ EXEC_ACTION_START(SCGetNewIdAction) {
   sc_sess->var[d]=AmSession::getNewId();
 } EXEC_ACTION_END;
 
+CONST_ACTION_2P(SCURandomAction, ',', true);
+EXEC_ACTION_START(SCURandomAction) {
+  string varname = resolveVars(par1, sess, sc_sess, event_params);
+  string modulo_str = resolveVars(par2, sess, sc_sess, event_params);
+
+  unsigned int modulo = 0;
+  if (modulo_str.length()) 
+    str2i(modulo_str, modulo);
+  
+  if (modulo)
+    sc_sess->var[varname]=int2str(rand()%modulo);
+  else
+    sc_sess->var[varname]=int2str(rand());
+
+  DBG("Generated random $%s=%s\n", varname.c_str(), sc_sess->var[varname].c_str());
+} EXEC_ACTION_END;
+
+EXEC_ACTION_START(SCUSRandomAction) {
+  srand(time(0));
+} EXEC_ACTION_END;
+
 CONST_ACTION_2P(SCUSpellAction, ',', true);
 EXEC_ACTION_START(SCUSpellAction) {
   string basedir = resolveVars(par2, sess, sc_sess, event_params);
diff --git a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_utils/ModUtils.h b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_utils/ModUtils.h
index af8e8e7d..b6c90f92 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_utils/ModUtils.h
+++ b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_utils/ModUtils.h
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@ DEF_ACTION_2P(SCUPlayCountRightAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCUPlayCountLeftAction);
 DEF_ACTION_1P(SCGetNewIdAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCUSpellAction);
+DEF_ACTION_2P(SCURandomAction);
+DEF_ACTION_1P(SCUSRandomAction);
+
 #endif